big (redirect)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From a northern Middle English dialectal term big, bigge (“powerful, strong”), of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialect of Old Norse. Compare dialectal Norwegian bugge (“great man”).

形容詞

big (comparative bigger, superlative biggest)

1. Of great size, large.
   • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68: 

     Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.

   Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.

2. (of an industry または other field) Thought to have undue influence.

   There were concerns about the ethics of big science.

3. Popular.

   That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.

4. (informal) Adult.

   Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.

5. (informal) Fat.

   Gosh, she is big!

6. (informal) Important or significant.
   • 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3-3 Blackburn”, BBC Sport:

     It proved a big miss as Hoilett produced a sublime finish into the top corner of the net from 20 yards after evading a couple of challenges in first-half stoppage time.

   What's so big about that? I do it all the time.

7. (informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).

   I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.

8. (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled.

   That's very big of you, thank you!

   I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.

9. (informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.

   Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.

10. (sometimes figuratively) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.

    She was big with child.

    • Addison

      [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.

同意語

• (of a great size): ample, huge, large, sizeable, stoor, jumbo, massive
• (adult): adult, fully grown, grown up
• See also Wikisaurus:big

反意語

• (of a great size): little, small, tiny, minuscule, miniature, minute
• (adult): little, young

派生語

副詞

big (comparative bigger, superlative biggest)

1. In a loud manner.
2. In a boasting manner.

   He's always talking big, but he never delivers.

3. In a large amount or to a large extent.

   He won big betting on the croquet championship.

4. On a large scale, expansively

   You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.

5. Hard.

   He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.

名詞

big (複数形 bigs)

1. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
2. (as 複数形) The big leagues, big time.
   • 2004 June 23, Michelle Boorstein, “Ballclub^s Pullout Caps Va. Town^s Run of Woes; Struggling Martinsville No Longer Celebrates Its Boys of Summer”, Washington Post:

     In the Appalachian League, where Cal Ripken once played in Bluefield, W.Va., a ballplayer's chances of making it to the bigs are less than one in six.

同意語

• (big leagues): major leagues

動詞

big (三人称単数 現在形 bigs, 現在分詞 bigging, 過去形および過去分詞形 bigged) (up)

1. (transitive) To praise or recommend

語源 2

From Middle English biggen, byggen, from Old Norse byggja, byggva (“to build, dwell in, inhabit”), a secondary form of Old Norse búa (“to dwell”), related to 古期英語 būan (“to dwell”). Cognate with Danish bygge, Swedish bygga.

動詞

big (三人称単数 現在形 bigs, 現在分詞 bigging, 過去形および過去分詞形 bigged)

1. (transitive, archaic または UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy
2. (reflexive, archaic または UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate one's self
3. (transitive, archaic または UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion
4. (intransitive, archaic または UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling

語源 3

From Middle English byge, from Old Norse bygg (“barley, probably Hordeum vulgare, common barley”), from Proto-Germanic *bewwuz (“crop, barley”). Cognate with 古期英語 bēow (“barley”).

別の表記

• bigg
• bygg, bygge (廃れた用法)

名詞

big (uncountable)

1. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.

統計情報

• Most common English words before 1923: receive · tried · certainly · #554: big · road · husband · blockquote

アナグラム

• GBI, gib