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Definition of huge adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

huge

adjective
 
/hjuːdʒ/
 
/hjuːdʒ/
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  1. extremely large in size or amount; great in degree synonym enormous, vast
    • The sums of money involved are potentially huge.
    • A huge crowd had gathered in the square.
    • Huge amounts of data were lost.
    • I wasn't a huge fan of the movie.
    • Becoming a mother made a huge difference to me.
    • Anti-social behaviour affects a huge number of people daily.
    • The party was a huge success.
    • This is going to be a huge problem for us.
    Extra Examples
    • He gazed up at her with huge brown eyes.
    • The company ran up huge debts.
    • Their house is absolutely huge!
    • The building is huge.
    • There's a potentially huge demand for this product.
    • This is a really huge amount of money.
    • This is a huge mistake.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    adverb
    • pretty
    • really
    • absolutely
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  2. (informal) very successful
    • I think this band is going to be huge.
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  3. Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French ahuge, of unknown origin.
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