larger

«larger» in Mova's school dictionary: bigger than another one — 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); comparative of large

meaning for a pupil

1) Larger means bigger than another one. tree →

2) A larger number is one that is more than another number. tree →

sense in the lessons

compares two amounts: which is larger, larger by how many; in maths: the larger number, the larger part, the larger fraction; in science: larger animals or planets; in everyday life: a larger size of clothes or drink; phrases: «larger than», «larger than life» (very lively and exciting)

examples

• Which number is larger, 47 or 74? tree →
• The larger box holds 12 more. tree →
• The larger piece is twice the smaller. tree →
• A number is 5 larger than 9. tree →
• Jupiter is larger than the Earth. tree →
• Can I have a larger size, please? tree →
• An elephant is larger than a horse. tree →
• The larger the group, the longer it takes to choose. tree →
• Every day it grew larger and more beautiful. tree →

note

«Larger by» means add the difference; «how much larger» means subtract. Sign: 74 > 47 (the open side faces the larger number). Trap: a fraction with a larger bottom number is smaller (1/8 < 1/4).

In the corpora

• He «knew he must return to the larger stage.
• On a Mercator map Greenland looks about as large as Africa, but Africa is really about 14 times larger.
• A strait is a narrow stretch of sea joining two larger bodies of water, like a door between two rooms.
• Check the multiples of the larger time one by one.
• Non-denominational and free churches are independent churches not part of a larger denomination.

Trees and pragmatics

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