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On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- For a nervous twenty-four hours, three wanted criminals were at large in the city.
- The ambassador-at-large was designated to the Middle East as a region, rather than to a specific country.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in the wild, on the loose, on the run, on the lam
Antonyms: none provided
In full, fully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: entirely, in full, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
In general; as a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generally, in general
Antonyms: none provided
Having an electorate across multiple districts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
Examples
- The city has five city council districts; however, the mayor is elected at large.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in a general fashion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he talked at large about his plans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in a broad way
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”) (compare Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”)). Compare Old French au large (“at liberty” and other senses).
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
azadlıqda
— on the loose
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Bulgarian:
свободен
(svoboden)
— on the loose
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Catalan:
escàpol
— on the loose
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Chinese Mandarin:
在逃
(zàitáo)
— on the loose
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Finnish:
vapaalla jalalla
— on the loose
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Finnish:
karkuteillä
— on the loose
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French:
en liberté
— on the loose
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French:
en cavale
— on the loose
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German:
auf freiem Fuß
— on the loose
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German:
in Freiheit
— on the loose
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German:
frei umherbewegend
— on the loose
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German:
frei umherziehend
— on the loose
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German:
ungebunden
— on the loose
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Hungarian:
szabadlábon
— on the loose
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Hungarian:
szabadon
— on the loose
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Macedonian:
на слобода
(na sloboda)
— on the loose
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Norwegian Bokmål:
på frifot
— on the loose
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
på frifot
— on the loose
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Polish:
na wolności
— on the loose
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Portuguese:
à solta
— on the loose
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Russian:
на свобо́де
(na svobóde)
— on the loose
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Russian:
на во́ле
(na vóle)
— on the loose
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Scottish Gaelic:
mu sgaoil
— on the loose
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Spanish:
suelto
— on the loose
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Spanish:
prófugo
— on the loose
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Swedish:
på fri fot
— on the loose
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Turkish:
serbest
— on the loose
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French:
entièrement
— (obsolete in English) in full
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German:
im Ganzen
— (obsolete in English) in full
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German:
als Ganzes
— (obsolete in English) in full
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German:
vollständig
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Hungarian:
teljes egészében
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Italian:
in tutto
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Italian:
al completo
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Polish:
w pełni
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Portuguese:
por completo
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Spanish:
al completo
— (obsolete in English) in full
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Bulgarian:
изобщо
(izobšto)
— in general
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Dutch:
in het algemeen
— in general
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Finnish:
kokonaisuutena
— in general
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Finnish:
enimmäkseen
— in general
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French:
en général
— in general
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French:
dans son ensemble
— in general
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German:
im Großen und Ganzen
— in general
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German:
im Allgemeinen
— in general
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German:
insgesamt
— in general
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German:
im Ganzen
— in general
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German:
als Ganzes
— in general
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Hungarian:
általánosságban
— in general
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Hungarian:
mint olyan
— in general
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Italian:
in generale
— in general
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Norwegian Bokmål:
som sådan
— in general
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Norwegian Bokmål:
i sin alminnelighet
— in general
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Polish:
w ogóle
— in general
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Polish:
generalnie
— in general
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Polish:
na ogół
— in general
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Portuguese:
em geral
— in general
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Russian:
в о́бщем
(v óbščem)
— in general
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Russian:
в о́бщем и це́лом
(v óbščem i célom)
— in general
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Spanish:
en general
— in general
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Swedish:
i stort
— in general
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Swedish:
i allmänhet
— in general
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Swedish:
i sin helhet
— in general
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Turkish:
genellikle
— in general
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Turkish:
umumiyetle
— in general
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Chinese Mandarin:
不分區 /不分区
— having an electorate across multiple districts
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German:
über die Einzelwahlkreise hinaus
— having an electorate across multiple districts
