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big

 
 
/bɪg/ adjective (bigger, biggest)

Translation

SIZE large in size or amount
büyük, kocaman, iri
I come from a big family. We're looking for a bigger house.1797
IMPORTANT important or serious
önemli, ciddi
Tonight's big game is between Real Madrid and Manchester United. Buying that car was a big mistake.1765
your big brother/sister informal your older brother/sister
ağabey/abla
626
SUCCESSFUL informal successful or popular
başarılı veya meşhur
The programme's been a big hit (= very popular) with young children.9422204
make it big informal to become very successful or famous
başarılı veya meşhur olmak
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(Definition of big adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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