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adjective

• Of great size, large.

  Example: Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.

• (of an industry or other field, often capitalized) Thought to have undue influence.

  Example: Big Tech

• Popular.

  Example: That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.

• Adult.

  Example: Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.

• Fat.

  Example: Gosh, she is big!

• Important or significant.

  Example: What's so big about that? I do it all the time.

• (with on) Enthusiastic (about).

  Example: I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.

• Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.

  Example: I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.

• Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.

  Example: Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.

• (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.

  Example: She was big with child.

• Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns

  Example: You are a big liar.  Why are you in such a big hurry?

• (of a city) populous

• (of somebody's age) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.

verb

• To make or become bigger.