huge

/hju:dʤ/

Thân thiện

A huge wave crashes against the rocky shore.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely large in size, amount, or degree: Describes something of unusually great dimensions, quantity, or intensity.
   • Very extensive in scope or scale: Refers to something vast in range, influence, or importance.

Usage

• As an adjective modifying a noun: "Huge" is used directly before a noun to describe its great size or extent.
  • They live in a huge house.
  • The project was a huge success.
• As a predicate adjective: "Huge" can follow linking verbs like "be," "seem," or "look."
  • The problem is huge.
  • The crowd seemed huge.

Examples

• Describing physical size:
  • A huge elephant stood near the waterhole.
  • They cut down a huge tree.
• Describing amount or degree:
  • She felt a huge sense of relief.
  • The company made a huge profit this year.
• Describing scope or extent:
  • The internet has had a huge impact on communication.
  • There are huge differences between the two theories.

Advanced Usage

• "huge in": Used to specify the area in which something is very large.
  • The company is huge in the Asian market.
• "huge for": Can indicate something is very large relative to something else or suitable for a specific purpose.
  • This car is huge for city driving. (Often used to imply it is too large.)
• Informal intensifier: In casual speech, "huge" is often used as a general intensifier meaning "very great."
  • Thanks, you're a huge help!
  • I'm a huge fan of her music.

Variants and Related Words

• Hugely (adverb): To an extremely great degree.
  • The movie was hugely popular.
• Hugeness (noun): The quality or state of being huge. (Less common)
  • The hugeness of the universe is difficult to comprehend.

Synonyms

• Enormous: Extremely large.
• Immense: Very great in size or degree, often suggesting something immeasurable.
• Vast: Of very great area or extent; immense.
• Gigantic: Of very great size or extent; giant-like.
• Colossal: Extremely large.

Antonyms

• Tiny: Very small.
• Minuscule: Extremely small.
• Insignificant: Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• A huge deal: Something very important or significant.
  • Getting this contract is a huge deal for our small company.
• Huge as life (and twice as natural): An old-fashioned, humorous phrase for appearing suddenly and conspicuously.
  • I turned the corner, and there he was, huge as life.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
   • huge government spending
   • huge country estates
   • huge popular demand for higher education
   • a huge wave
   • the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
   • immense numbers of birds
   • at vast (or immense) expense
   • the vast reaches of outer space
   • the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization- W.R.Inge

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• immense
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