big

(Engels)

Adj

1. Of great size, large.
2. (informal) Of great size, large.
3. (figuratively, sometimes) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
4. (informal) Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
5. (informal) Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
6. (informal) Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
7. (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
8. (informal, rare, slang) Adult; (of a child) older.
9. (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
10. (informal) Important or significant.
11. Popular.
12. Populous.
13. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
14. (capitalized, humorous, often, sometimes) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
15. (informal) Enthusiastic (about).

Adv

1. In a loud manner.
2. In a boasting manner.
3. In a large amount or to a large extent.
4. (informal) In a large amount or to a large extent.
5. On a large scale, expansively.
6. (colloquial) Hard; with great force.

Noun

1. Someone or something that is large in stature.
2. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
3. (in-plural) The big leagues, big time.
4. An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
5. The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.

Verb

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive) To inhabit; occupy.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal, reflexive) To locate oneself.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive) To build; erect; fashion.
4. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive) To dwell; have a dwelling.

Noun

One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.

Tegenovergesteld aan

little, small, tiny, minuscule, miniature, minute, young

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/bɪɡ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Noors: bugge

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: Bögge

Overgenomen van Middelengels: biggen

Verwant aan Oudnoors: búa

Verwant aan Oudengels: buan

Verwant aan Deens: bygge

Verwant aan Zweeds: bygga

Overgenomen van Middelengels: byge

Verwant aan Oudengels: bēow

In summary

Inherited from Northern Middle English big, bigge (“powerful, strong”), possibly from a dialect of Old Norse. Ultimately perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *bugja- (“swollen up, thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, *bu- (“to swell”), in which case big would be related to bogey, bugbear, and bug.
Compare dialectal Norwegian bugge (“great man”), Low German Bögge, Boggelmann.

Concepten

groot

grote

omvangrijk

volwassen

🧑

zwaar

dik

grofgebouwd

fors

hooggeplaatst

voornaam

zwanger

aanzienlijk

Synoniemen

large

great

huge

important

fat

thick

tall

grand

wide

enormous

strong

bulky

heavy

immense

major

much

high

loud

elder

bad

👎

broad

vast

gross

many

long

powerful

adult

🧑

stout

gravid

old

🧓

enceinte

expectant

massive

with child

serious

deep

significant

good

👍

intense

robust

grave

🪦

aged

roomy

giant

mob

generous

pregnant

rough

magnanimous

ample

Zinnen

Oh , it’s not such a big deal right away .

Oh, het is niet meteen zo'n probleem.

How big do elephants get ?

Hoe groot worden olifanten?

He smoke a big pipe with strong contents .

Hij rookt een grote pijp met sterke inhoud.

She creates an illustration for it in the Big Book of Boo Boos .

Ze maakt er een illustratie voor in het grote boek van Boo Boos.