adj · name · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɪɡəː/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈbɪɡəː]
General-American:/ˈbɪɡɚ/
General-American:[ˈbɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈbɪɡɹ̩]
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rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:B IH1 G ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of big: more big
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A township in Jennings County, Indiana, United States, named after Samuel Bigger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
To make or become bigger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
large or big relative to something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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