Dictionary definition · large
noun
- a garment size for a large person
adjective
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent"a large city"
- fairly large or important in effect; influential"played a large role in the negotiations"
- ostentatiously lofty in style"a man given to large talk"
- generous and understanding and tolerant"a heart big enough to hold no grudges"
- conspicuous in position or importance"a big figure in the movement"
- having broad power and range and scope"taking the large view"
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy"was big with child"
adverb
- at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
- with the wind abaft the beam"a ship sailing large"
- in a boastful manner"he talked big all evening"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).