big
/bɪɡ/adjective
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बड़ा, विशाल
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important or serious
महत्वपूर्ण, बड़ा
- a big decision
- the big day
- Choosing a career is a big decision.
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- It was a big day for the school when the minister visited.
- This is a big opportunity for a young player.
Synonyms important significant serious major momentous
Opposite unimportant insignificant trivial
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
big + noun (attributive)
Use big before a noun for size, importance or seriousness. It is the everyday word; in formal writing large or major is often preferred.
संज्ञा से पहले 'big' आकार, महत्व या गंभीरता बताता है। यह रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है; formal लेखन में प्रायः large या major अधिक उपयुक्त होता है।
- Radhika asked a big question at the end of the lecture.
- It was a big decision for the whole family.
big + noun for an older person
In family talk, big brother or big sister means an older sibling. Do not use big to describe an older person's age in general.
परिवार की बातचीत में 'big brother' या 'big sister' का अर्थ बड़ा भाई या बड़ी बहन होता है। किसी व्यक्ति की उम्र बताने के लिए सामान्यतः 'big' का प्रयोग नहीं करते।
- My big brother taught me how to ride a bicycle.
comparative and superlative: bigger, the biggest
Big is a one-syllable adjective, so it forms bigger and biggest by doubling the final g. Never write more big.
'Big' एक syllable का adjective है, इसलिए अंतिम g दोहराकर bigger और biggest बनता है। 'More big' कभी नहीं लिखा जाता।
- Mumbai is bigger than Pune, but Delhi is the biggest of the three.
- This year's festival is the biggest in our town's history.
a big + noun vs a great deal of
Big is used with countable nouns of size or importance. For amounts of uncountable things, use a great deal of or a lot of, not big.
'Big' का प्रयोग आकार या महत्व वाली countable संज्ञाओं के साथ होता है। अगणनीय वस्तुओं की मात्रा के लिए 'a great deal of' या 'a lot of' लिखें, 'big' नहीं।
- We have a lot of homework tonight, not a big homework.
+Collocations 4
big + noun
differencemistakecrowdmatchcityproblem
- A big crowd gathered outside the stadium before the final.
adverb + big
prettytoosoreallyenormously
- The box is too big to fit under the seat.
big + noun (family and age)
brothersisterboygirl
- Her big sister works in a bank in Jaipur.
यहाँ 'big' का अर्थ उम्र में बड़ा है।
verb + big
thinkwindreamspendplay
- If you want to crack the exam, you must think big and work daily.
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- The big day has finally arrived; Radhika's result is out today.
वह बड़ा दिन आखिरकार आ गया है; राधिका का परिणाम आज घोषित हो गया है।
- There was a big difference between the two answers.
दोनों उत्तरों के बीच बड़ा अंतर था।
- He made a big mistake by leaving the paper unchecked.
उसने प्रश्नपत्र को बिना जाँचे छोड़कर बड़ी भूल कर दी।
- The little boy has big dreams of playing for India.
उस छोटे लड़के के भारत के लिए खेलने के बड़े सपने हैं।
- That is a big ask for a student who has only a week left.
जिस विद्यार्थी के पास केवल एक सप्ताह बचा है, उससे यह बहुत बड़ी अपेक्षा है।
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✗ This house is more big than that one.
✓ This house is bigger than that one.
One-syllable adjectives take -er; more is not used with big.
एक syllable वाले adjectives में -er जोड़ा जाता है; 'big' के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता।
✗ There is a big traffic on the Mumbai road today.
✓ There is heavy traffic on the Mumbai road today.
Traffic is uncountable and its natural adjective is heavy, not big.
'Traffic' अगणनीय संज्ञा है और उसके साथ स्वाभाविक adjective 'heavy' आता है, 'big' नहीं।
✗ He is the most biggest player in our team.
✓ He is the biggest player in our team.
The superlative is formed once, with -est; the double form most biggest is wrong.
Superlative केवल एक बार बनता है, -est से; 'most biggest' जैसा दोहरा रूप गलत है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe large size, but they differ in tone and in what they suit.
तीनों बड़े आकार का भाव देते हैं, पर उनके लहजे और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
The ordinary, informal word for size, importance or older age.
आकार, महत्व या बड़ी उम्र के लिए सामान्य, अनौपचारिक शब्द।
- It was a big match for both teams.
More formal; suits quantity, area and measurements, but not emotional importance.
अधिक formal; मात्रा, क्षेत्रफल और माप के लिए उपयुक्त, भावनात्मक महत्व के लिए नहीं।
- A large number of candidates appeared for the exam.
Much stronger than big; extremely large.
'Big' से कहीं अधिक प्रबल; अत्यंत विशाल।
- A huge wave struck the shore.
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big deal
used to say that you are not impressed by something
(व्यंग्य में) तो क्या हुआ
- 'I scored ninety.' 'Big deal; I scored ninety-five.'
think big
to plan to do things that are difficult or will make you successful
बड़ा सोचना
- If you want to succeed, think big.
too big for your boots
behaving as if you are more important than you really are
अपनी हैसियत से ज़्यादा घमंड करना
- Since his promotion he has grown too big for his boots.
a big fish in a small pond
an important person in a small community
छोटे तालाब की बड़ी मछली
- In our village he is a big fish in a small pond.
the big time
great success in a profession, especially the entertainment business
बड़ी कामयाबी, शोहरत की दुनिया
- After years of small roles, she finally hit the big time.
- The band is ready for the big time.
be big on sth
to like sth very much; to be very interested in sth
किसी चीज़ के बहुत शौक़ीन होना
- My father is big on discipline.
- The school is big on sports.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart big and large: large is more formal and used for amounts ('a large number'), big for importance and feelings ('a big decision').
Big और large को अलग रखिए: large अधिक औपचारिक है और मात्राओं के लिए ('a large number'), big महत्व और भावनाओं के लिए ('a big decision')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Big deal, think big, too big for your boots, a big fish in a small pond, big-hearted (generous), the big picture.
Idioms: big deal (कोई खास बात नहीं), think big (बड़े सपने देखना), too big for your boots (घमंडी होना), a big fish in a small pond (छोटी जगह का प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति), big-hearted (उदार), the big picture (पूरी स्थिति का समग्र रूप)।