The meaning of BIG is large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent; also : large or great in quantity, number, or amount. How to use big in a sentence.

He fell for her in a big way (= was very attracted to her). Prices are increasing in a big way. Her life has changed in a big way since she became famous.

a. With considerable success: made it big with their recent best-selling album. b. In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically: failed big at the box office.

Discover everything about the word "BIG" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

Big can describe things that are tall, wide, massive, or plentiful. It’s a synonym of words such as large, great, and huge, describing something as being notably high in number or scale in some …

Having great size; large in bulk or magnitude, absolutely or relatively. Great with young; pregnant; ready to give birth; hence, figuratively, full of something important; ready to produce; teeming. …

big, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Synonyms for BIG: large, sizable, substantial, considerable, huge, great, oversize, handsome; Antonyms of BIG: small, little, smallish, puny, dwarf, tiny, dinky, undersized

BIG definition: 1. large in size or amount: 2. important or serious: 3. your older brother/sister. Learn more.

If you say that someone is big in a particular organization, activity, or place, you mean that they have a lot of influence or authority in it.