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 →

2) Large means big in number or amount: a large crowd, a large sum of money. tree →

3) Large is a size of clothes, drinks or food, bigger than medium. tree →

4) At large means free and not caught: The tiger is still at large. tree →

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 →
• Which number is the largest? tree →
• The large box holds 24 apples, the small one 12. tree →
• She bought 2 large drinks. tree →
• An elephant is a very large animal. tree →
• A large crowd watched the parade. tree →
• Jupiter is the largest planet. tree →
• Can I have this T-shirt in large? tree →
• The escaped parrot is still at large. tree →
• The dragon shook his large purple head. tree →

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.
• "Large language model" means a huge program that has learned the patterns of how words are used.
• The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is about 2,300 km long and is the largest structure built by living things.
• The large intestine soaks up water and salts from what is left, and its bacteria break down some of the fibre.
• Owl butterflies have large eye spots on the underside of their wings that may startle birds or draw their pecks away from the body.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «large» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.