Standard Lemma guide

bigger

adj · name · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡəː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈbɪɡəː]
  • General-American: /ˈbɪɡɚ/
  • General-American: [ˈbɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈbɪɡɹ̩]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of big: more big

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

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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Synonyms: none provided

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make or become bigger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, rare

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

large or big relative to something else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: larger

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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