big (adj.)

large in size

Examples

• They live in a big house.

Key rules

• Big describes size or importance and is common in speech
• Use big before a noun: a big house
• The collocation a big mistake is natural; large is more formal

Common mistakes

• She is very big house → She has a very big house

Use cases

• Describing objects and people
• Talking about a big decision
• Writing a formal report with large figures