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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

größer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: größer

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Larger/ˈlɑːr.dʒər/
adjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #350 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Diese Kiste ist größer als die andere."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Comparative form of large; greater in size, extent, or capacity.

    "The larger box can hold more items than the smaller one."
  2. 2

    Used to describe something that is more significant in quantity or degree.

    "She received a larger portion of the cake than anyone else."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English larger, from Old French large (broad, wide, generous), stemming from Latin largus (copious, abundant). The comparative suffix -er is of Germanic origin, used to form the comparative degree of adjectives.

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