big

big
adj.
kind
good

(colloq., ironical)

1) big of (that's big of you)

2) big to + inf. (it was big of you to do that)

older

3) a big boy; brother; girl; sister

very powerful

4) big business; government; labor

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[bɪg]
['older'] a big boy
['very powerful'] big business
big to + inf. (it was big of you to do that)
['kind'] ['good'] (colloq., ironical) big of (that's big of you)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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