huge — extremely large in size, amount, or degree
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely large in size, amount, or degree
Pronunciation (IPA): /hjuːdʒ/
Korean meaning: 크기, 양, 정도가 매우 큰
Korean pronunciation: **휴**지
Example Sentences
- My dog ate a huge pizza and now looks like a furry basketball.
- She made a huge mistake by putting salt in her coffee instead of sugar.
- The company reported huge losses this quarter.
huge
ADJECTIVE//hjuːdʒ//
extremely large in size, amount, or degree
💡 Concept
The huge whale surfaced right next to their tiny fishing boat.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hjuːdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/hjuːdʒ/
🌳Etymology
Roothuge
Origin
12세기 고대 프랑스어 'ahuge'에서 유래되어 '거대한'이라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 어원이 불분명하지만 게르만어족의 영향을 받았을 것으로 추정됩니다.
🎵Rhyme
rougescroogestooge
rouge
scrooge
stooge
🔗Collocations
huge amount
huge success
huge difference
huge impact
huge crowd
huge profit
huge potential
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My dog ate a huge pizza and now looks like a furry basketball.”
😄 Fun example
“She made a huge mistake by putting salt in her coffee instead of sugar.”
“The company reported huge losses this quarter.”
“There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
enormousmassivegiganticimmensecolossal
Antonyms
tinysmallminute
Related
biglargevasttremendous
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