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huge
Huge means very large in terms of number, amount
or size.
- There was a huge number of people at the
football match.
- Mary arrived, carrying a huge suitcase. It
was almost as big as she was.
In informal English, it can mean very significant.
- This is my first Olympics, and I'm in the final.
It's a huge moment for me.
Check out collocations
With adverbs
- really huge
- absolutely huge
With nouns
- a huge event
- a huge success
- a huge amount of money
- a huge day in my life
- a huge disappointment
- a huge gamble
Adverb with adjectives
- hugely important/significant
- hugely disappointing
- hugely successful
Check out another meaning
Huge can mean successful. Note that this use
is informal.
- The Beatles were huge back in the sixties.
- Nobody expected the book to be so huge, but
millions of people all over the world bought it.
Check out related words
- enormous
- vast
- gigantic
- immense
- colossal
- great
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