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# larger

adjective (large, larger, largest); comparative of large

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

## Everyday

1. Larger means bigger than another one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#m1)
2. A larger number is one that is more than another number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#m2)

### In the lessons

compares two amounts: which is larger, larger by how many; in maths: the larger number, the larger part, the larger fraction; in science: larger animals or planets; in everyday life: a larger size of clothes or drink; phrases: «larger than», «larger than life» (very lively and exciting)

### Examples

- Which number is larger, 47 or 74? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x1)
- The larger box holds 12 more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x2)
- The larger piece is twice the smaller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x3)
- A number is 5 larger than 9. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x4)
- Jupiter is larger than the Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x5)
- Can I have a larger size, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x6)
- An elephant is larger than a horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x7)
- The larger the group, the longer it takes to choose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x8)
- Every day it grew larger and more beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larger/#x9)

### Note

«Larger by» means add the difference; «how much larger» means subtract. Sign: 74 \> 47 (the open side faces the larger number). Trap: a fraction with a larger bottom number is smaller (1/8 \< 1/4).

## On Mova

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