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# bigger

adjective (big, bigger, biggest — bigger is the comparative)

«bigger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bigger means larger in size or amount than another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#m1)
2. Bigger means older: «my bigger brother» (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#m2)
3. Bigger means more important or more serious: «a bigger problem». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#m3)

### In the lessons

a comparison of two amounts or sizes; in maths, comparing numbers with \> («is bigger than»); phrases «bigger than», «bigger and bigger», «the bigger the better»

### Examples

- Which number is bigger, 45 or 54? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x1)
- The bigger box holds 12 more toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x2)
- Her garden is 3 times bigger than his. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x3)
- The bigger piece weighs 2 kg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x4)
- An elephant is bigger than a horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x5)
- The balloon got bigger and bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x6)
- 7 \> 5 means 7 is bigger than 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x7)
- We need a bigger table for the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x8)
- Missing the bus is a bigger problem than being a bit late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x9)
- My feet are bigger than last year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x10)
- There was a bigger one near by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/#x11)

### Note

Signals a comparison: the bigger amount = smaller + difference. Trap: «3 times bigger» is usually read as 3 times as big. Double the g: big → bigger, biggest. The sign \> opens toward the bigger number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bigger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bigger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bigger.html) on Mova free.