huge/enormous hjurds. mommas very
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big and tall, in a way that is impressive or frightening: The other wrestler was enormous, and must have weighed over 250 pounds I A huge policeman stood outside the gate.
numbars/amounts
Don't use big to talk about numbers and amounts.
large /Ja:rd^/ [ad;|
large amount/quantity/number The
thieves escaped with large amount of money. I Large quantities of nuclear waste have been dumped into the sea.
a large sum (=a large amount of money) She was offered a large sum of money for carrying drugs across the border. in large numbers By the 1950s, women had begun attending university in large numbers.
huge/massive/enormous hju:d3.
m&siv, Гпэ:гтэч/ [adj] very large, in a way that is impressive or shocking
+ amount/number/increase/reduction etc
vast /va:si||v<est/ [odj] use this about very iarge areas of land. sea. or space: China is a vast country, i Whales can communicate across vast distances.
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The government spends huge amounts of money on health care. I There has been a massive increase in the number of people living below the poverty line. I job losses on an enormous scale (=when а large number of people lose their jobs)
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High /hai [adj] use this about prices and levels, especially when you think that something is too expensive or there is too much of it: Many old people cannot afford the high cost of heating their homes, i The level of pollution is unacceptable high. I very high interest rates on bank loans
A Don't say 'high amount'. Say large amount
problems/changes/ differences/effects
A Don't use large about problems, changes, differences, or effects.
big big; [adj only before noun] Our biggest problem is lack of money, i There will have to be some big changes around here. I Your clothes can make a big difference to the way you feel about yourself.
big - bigger - biggest
huge/enormous hjuids, спу/тк [adj]
very big. and very important, or serious: Young people from poor families often have enormous difficulty in finding jobs. I Advances in technology have had
a huge impact on the way people work
major 'metdpr1 [adj only before noun}
use this about something that has serious and important effects on many people, many places etc
major difference/chanqe/difficulty/prob-
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lem We have been told to expect major changes in the Earth's climate. I There is one major difference between these two systems of government.
how big something is
size saiz [n C/U] Once again, teachers are protesting about class sizes in schools. I It takes a cat two years to reach full adult size.
+ of The amount of tax you pay will depend on the size of your family, of tfus/that size (=as big as this) There simply aren't the resources to support a population of this size. the size of sth (=the same size as something) A whole library of information can be stored on о microchip the size of a fingernail.
how big I,hao 'big/ use this to talk about or ask about the size of something: I'm not sure how big the apartment is. I How big do these fish grow?
scale /skeil/ |n singular] the size of something such as a problem or a change, not of an object, vehicle etc the scale of sth Rescue workers are trying to assess the scale of the disaster: I Scientists are only just beginning to realize the scale of the problem. on a large/massive/huge scale (=when something very big happens) The rainforest is being destroyed on a massiue scale.
H to become bigger
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get bigger /.get 'big3r/ to become bigger: The hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger every year I a problem that's getting bigger all the time get bigger and bigger (=continue to
become bigger) The waves were getting bigger and bigger as the wind grew stronger.
grow /grao/ [v I] to become bigger - use this especially about amounts, organizations, and places: Mark's business grew rapidly in the first year. I Tandem's
annual profits grew by 24% in 1990. I
Tokyo has grown a lot over the last ten years.
growing - grew - have grown
expand /ik'spaend/ [и I] to become bigger and more successful - use this about businesses and other organizations: Medical insurance companies expanded rapidly during the 1980$ I The sports and leisure market is expanding more quickly than ever before.
Swell up /,swel лр/ {phrasal verb I] use this about parts of your body that have become bigger because you are ill or injured: Her face went blue and the veins in her neck swelled up.
swelling up - swelled up - have swollen up
swollen [adj] The boy's right knee was badly SLUo//en. (=it had become much bigger because he was injured)
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Stretch /s tret J/ [i> I] if something such as a piece of clothing stretches, it gets bigger and changes its shape because it is being pulled or pressed: Don't worry if the boots are tight at first - they'll soon stretch when you wear them.
ISi to make something
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Stretch stretj/ \v T] to pull cloth, plastic, leather, etc so that it gets bigger and changes its shape: Stretch the canuas so that it covers the whole frame.