Large | Mean of large in English Dictionary

/ˈlɑɚʤ/

• great in size or amount
1. a large room
2. a large corporation
3. a large glass of water
4. It's the largest city in the state.
5. It's the third largest city in the state. [=there are two other cities that are larger]
6. These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
7. Which city has the largest population?
8. Her policies are supported by a large part/portion/percentage of the population.
9. A large number of workers have filed complaints.
10. She used to be thin, but she's gotten a bit large [=(less politely) fat] in recent years.
11. He's a very large man. [=(usually) a tall and heavy man]
12. He has a very large appetite.
• not limited in importance, range, etc.
1. She's planning to play a larger [=more active] role in the negotiations.
2. We need to take a/the large view of this issue. [=we need to look at this issue in a broad or general way]
• not having been captured
1. The criminal is still at large. [=free]

• as a group
1. His statements do not reflect the beliefs of the public at large. [=the beliefs of most people]
2. society at large
• not having a specific subject
1. a critic at large [=a critic who writes about many different things]
• representing a whole state or area rather than one of its parts
1. a city councilor-at-large
• not entirely but mostly
1. The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
2. The economy is based in large measure [=for the most part] on farming.
• bigger than the size of an actual person or thing
1. The statue is larger than life.
2. a larger-than-life image
• having an unusually exciting, impressive, or appealing quality
1. My grandmother was a remarkable woman who always seemed larger than life to me.
2. a larger-than-life hero
• Noun
• something that is sold in a large size
1. These shirts are all larges.
2. “What size ice-cream cones do you want?” “We'll take three larges and a small.”