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# large

«large» in Mova's school dictionary: **big in size: a large house** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (large, larger, largest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Large means big in size: a large house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#m1)

2) Large means big in number or amount: a large crowd, a large sum of money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#m2)

3) Large is a size of clothes, drinks or food, bigger than medium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#m3)

4) At large means free and not caught: The tiger is still at large. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, a size label (a large pizza costs more), or a comparison (larger, largest); «order from largest to smallest». In science, large animals, large planets, a large number. In everyday life: a large drink, size large T-shirt. In stories, a large dark forest. Phrases: «by and large» (mostly), «at large», «larger than life».

### examples

- A large pizza costs 12 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x1)
- Which number is the largest? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x2)
- The large box holds 24 apples, the small one 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x3)
- She bought 2 large drinks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x4)
- An elephant is a very large animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x5)
- A large crowd watched the parade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x6)
- Jupiter is the largest planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x7)
- Can I have this T-shirt in large? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x8)
- The escaped parrot is still at large. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x9)
- The dragon shook his large purple head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/#x10)

### note

Comparison: large, larger, largest (not «more large»). Large is a little more formal than big; «a large amount», «a big hug». Do not confuse with French «large» (wide). «Large» picks a size with its own price or amount. «Largest» asks to choose, not to add. Trap: «larger by 5» means add 5.

### In the corpora

- [AI programs learn patterns from very large numbers of examples, such as sentences or photos.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/1-what-is-ai/6/)
- ["Large language model" means a huge program that has learned the patterns of how words are used.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/2-guessing-the-next-word/6/)
- [The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is about 2,300 km long and is the largest structure built by living things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/9-coral-reefs-rockpools-and-the-seashore/8/)
- [The large intestine soaks up water and salts from what is left, and its bacteria break down some of the fibre.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/13/)
- [Owl butterflies have large eye spots on the underside of their wings that may startle birds or draw their pecks away from the body.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/98-the-butterfly-house/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «large» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/large/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.