Alarge

/əˈlɑrdʒ/ adverb

Definition

At large; in general or overall; also, in a nautical context, away from land or at sea.

Etymology

From Middle English and Old French, combining 'a' (at) with 'large,' originally meaning 'at liberty' or 'free,' evolving to mean 'in general' or nautically 'at sea.'

Kelly Says

The phrase 'at large' comes from this word, and it's why when a criminal escapes prison, police announce they are 'still at large'—it's literally saying they're free and unfound in the general population.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
größern
ge-n-n-er
ARالعربية
كبير
kebeer
BNবাংলা
বড়
bor
CACatalà
gran
gran
CSČeština
velký
vel-kee
DADansk
stor
stor
DEDeutsch
groß
grohs
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλο
me-ga-lo
ESEspañol
grande
gran-deh
FAفارسی
بزرگ
bozorg
FISuomi
suuri
soo-ree
FRFrançais
grand
gran
GUGU
મોટું
mo-tu
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
גדול
gdool
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा
baada
HUMagyar
nagy
na-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
besar
bes-ar
IGIG
n'eme
neh-meh
ITItaliano
grande
gran-deh
JA日本語
大きい
ookii
KKKK
ұлы
oo-ly
KMKM
ធum
thum
KO한국어
크다
keuda
MRMR
मोठा
motha
MSBahasa Melayu
besar
bes-ar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီး
k'ee
NLNederlands
groot
groot
NONorsk
stor
stor
PAPA
SG
sa-g
PLPolski
duży
doo-zee
PTPortuguês
grande
gran-deh
RORomână
mare
ma-reh
RUРусский
большой
bolshoy
SVSvenska
stor
stor
SWKiswahili
kubwa
koo-bwa
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய
periya
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద
pedda
THไทย
ใหญ่
yai
TLTL
malaki
ma-la-ki
TRTürkçe
büyük
byook
UKУкраїнська
великий
velikyi
URاردو
بڑا
bara
VITiếng Việt
lớn
lon
YOYO
alà
a-la
ZH中文
ZUZU
khulu
hoo-loo

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