Bigger Meaning
/ˈbɪɡəː/, [ˈbɪɡəː], /ˈbɪɡɚ/, [ˈbɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈbɪɡɹ̩]Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjcomparative form of big: more big
"That whereas, and whereby, and by which, the major, and most greater, and most bigger, and most stronger party, […]"
"When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies."— 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
verbTo make or become bigger.
"She's in along with mother, talking about the college; it's to be biggered, sir."— 1871, Julian Leep, A Ready-Made Family, volume 1, published 2009, page 322:
nameA surname.
nameA township in Jennings County, Indiana, United States, named after Samuel Bigger.
Sentence Examples
Anticipating a cold winter, we bought a bigger stove.
In general, people in America tend to prefer bigger cars.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My older brother's bedroom is ____ than mine by several feet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I need a ____ box store this large amount of heavy winter clothes.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My older brother's bedroom is ____ than mine by several feet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I need a ____ box store this large amount of heavy winter clothes.