The word huge means

: very large or extensive: such as

a

: of great size or area

b

: great in scale or degree

They’re having a huge sale tomorrow.

Your help made a huge difference.

c

: great in scope or character

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for huge

huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.

vast usually suggests immensity of extent.

gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.



a gigantic sports stadium

colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.



a colossal statue of Lincoln

mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.

Example Sentences



Renovating the house is a huge undertaking.



The store is having a huge sale tomorrow.

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To help avert the worst consequences of global warming — which is already fueling deadlier and more destructive heat waves, fires, droughts and floods — the U.S. must build huge amounts of renewable energy infrastructure at a breakneck pace.


—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French ahuge

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of huge was
in the 12th century

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огромный, громадный, гигантский

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The play was a huge success. 

Пьеса имела огромный успех.

The store is having a huge sale tomorrow. 

Завтра в магазине состоится огромная распродажа.

The new system has made a huge difference. 

Новая система принесла огромную пользу.

My dad’s got a huge record collection. 

У моего папы огромная коллекция пластинок.

These shoes make my feet look huge. 

В этих ботинках /туфлях/ мои ноги выглядят огромными.

The work also requires a huge investment of time. 

Работа также требует огромных затрат времени.

The film was a huge commercial success. 

Фильм имел огромный коммерческий успех.

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The yard was lit by three huge spotlights.  

Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon.  

…snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork…  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

hugely  — очень, весьма
hugeness  — огромность, обширность
hugeous  — большой, гигантский, громадный, огромный

Формы слова

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): huger
прев. степ. (superlative): hugest

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    huge

    огро́мный, грома́дный, гига́нтский

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > huge

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    huge

    Персональный Сократ > huge

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    huge

    [hju:dʒ]

    огромный, громадный, гигантский, колоссальный

    huge mountain [building, animal] — огромная гора [-ое здание, животное]

    huge delight — великое /огромное/ удовольствие

    НБАРС > huge

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    huge

    a огромный, громадный, гигантский, колоссальный

    Синонимический ряд:

    Antaean (adj.) Antaean; behemothic; Brobdingnagian; Bunyanesque; colossal; cyclopean; dinosauric; elephantine; enormous; extensive; gargantuan; giant; gigantean; gigantesque; gigantic; Herculean; heroic; immense; jumbo; large; leviathan; lusty; mammoth; massive; massy; mastodonic; mighty; monster; monstrous; monumental; mountainous; planetary; prodigious; stupendous; titanic; tremendous; vast

    Антонимический ряд:

    infinitesimal; microscopic; puny; tiny

    English-Russian base dictionary > huge

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    huge

    [hju:dʒ]

    huge гигантский huge огромный, громадный, гигантский huge огромный hugeous: hugeous (обыкн. шутл.) см. huge

    English-Russian short dictionary > huge

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    huge

    огромный
    имя прилагательное:

    громадный (enormous, huge, vast, tremendous, immense, great)

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > huge

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    huge

    [hjuːdʒ]

    adj

    огромный, гигантский, громадный

    — huge wave


    — huge building

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > huge

  • 8
    huge

    [hju:ʤ]

    adj

    огромный, громадный

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > huge

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    huge

    огромный, гигантский, громадный

    Англо-русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию. > huge

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    huge

    Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror. — Ленни прикрыл лицо ручищами и взвизгнул от страха.

    English-Russian phrases dictionary > huge

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    huge

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > huge

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    huge

    hju:dʒогромный, гигантский

    Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > huge

  • 13
    huge

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > huge

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    huge

    [hjuːʤ]

    большой, гигантский, громадный, огромный

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > huge

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    huge

    огромный, мощный, грандиозный.

    English-Russian dictionary of terms for geological exploration drilling > huge

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    huge

    adjective

    огромный, громадный, гигантский

    Syn:

    massive

    * * *

    (a) громадный; огромный

    * * *

    огромный, громадный

    * * *

    [ hjuːdʒ]
    огромный, громадный, гигантский

    * * *

    богатырский

    большущий

    гигантский

    громаден

    громадный

    могущественный

    мощный

    огромен

    огромный

    сильный

    * * *

    большой

    Новый англо-русский словарь > huge

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    huge

    огромный; громадный; гигантский

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > huge

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    huge

    грандиозный

    English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > huge

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    huge

    [hjuːʤ]

    прил.

    большой, гигантский, громадный, огромный

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > huge

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    huge

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > huge

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Second, adult giraffes are so huge they are not just tall, they are *huge*, I don’t think they get serious predation except maybe as babies. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She was going to make my name huge in the art world. ❋ William Kent Krueger (2010)

The United Nations on Tuesday described what it called «huge suffering» among civilians from air strikes in Southern Kordofan on the border with South Sudan, by northern forces directed from Khartoum. ❋ Unknown (2011)

«Let’s say ’emotional’ covers kind of both of them, but I could throw a bunch of different ones: ‘Uplifting’, ‘revealing’ and I will throw in the word ‘huge‘ in there as well.» ❋ Unknown (2011)

It was the second time she had used the word huge. ❋ DEB CALETTI (2010)

And citing what it called huge interest on its website, the company is boosting production the following year to 45,000. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The idea of linking, connecting, plugging in, and forming a link stem from some of the diverse meanings of the Sanskrit word yoga, which comes from the root word yuj, which is pronounced like the English word huge. ❋ Jeffrey Armstrong (2010)

Accepting the prize in the nation’s capital, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader chastised America for not fully addressing what he calls a huge gap between the rich and the poor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It placed employment at the top of a list of what it called huge challenges facing South Africa. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The party is citing what they call huge problems in Denver this morning in voting. ❋ Unknown (2006)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) WOODRUFF: Just moments ago, Governor George Bush of Texas met with his supporters in Columbia, South Carolina, thanked them all, said he was honored and humbled by what he called his huge victory. ❋ Unknown (2000)

«How was he?»
«huge» ❋ LewieD (2007)

Paris- «Omg, [Kathy Griffin], that dress is so huge.»
[Kathy] Griffin- «[What the fuck] is huge?» ❋ Bbycakes29 (2009)

Ned: [Oh gosh], look at that sunset.
[Betsy]: Woah, its huge!
Jim: Did you hear that breakdown?
Frank: Yeah, it was soooooo huge!
Samuel: do you see those [sun rays] coming through the clouds?
Henry: Yeah, oh my god, it looks like heaven.
Samuel: youre right, its huge! ❋ Dem Mead Boyzz (2007)

I found $[400] [on the ground]. [Huge].
I just got lucky! Huge! ❋ Ima Computer (2004)

>that [cock] is huge>those [tits] are huge>that is one huge [car] ❋ Toxicwaster05 (2005)

[OLOLOL]!!!!11 [XBOX] sI [HUEG]!!1 ❋ The Toast (2004)

damn i [got to] [2nd base] and his penis was the [exact] opposite of huge ❋ Horny 101 (2005)

[My Nuts] are so HUGE i don’t use a chair anymore i just sit on my sac, people think it’s a flesh colored [bean bag] but little to they [know it’s] my HUGE nuts. ❋ Gigantor (2005)

[bryce hall]: «i’m so [fucking] huge, [buddy]» ❋ DARKDAMN (2020)

[Dude], [Anil’s] [dick] is huge ❋ Julio Rodriguez (2005)

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huge

 (hyo͞oj)

adj. hug·er, hug·est

1. Of exceedingly great size, extent, or quantity. See Synonyms at enormous.

2. Of exceedingly great scope or nature: the huge influence of the Hellenic world.

3. Informal Contributing in a major way to success; very important: The defensive line was huge in the second half.

[Middle English, from Old French ahuge.]

huge′ly adv.

huge′ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

huge

(hjuːdʒ)

adj

extremely large in size, amount, or scope

[C13: from Old French ahuge, of uncertain origin]

ˈhugeness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

huge

(hyudʒ or, often, yudʒ)

adj. hug•er, hug•est.

1. extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or area: a huge ship.

2. very great: The book was a huge success.

[1225–75; Middle English huge, hoge < Old French ahuge]

huge′ly, adv.

huge′ness, n.

syn: huge, enormous, tremendous, immense imply great magnitude. huge, when used of concrete objects, usu. adds the idea of massiveness, bulkiness, or even lack of shape: a huge mass of rock. enormous applies to what exceeds a norm or standard in extent, magnitude, or degree: an enormous iceberg. tremendous suggests something so large as to be astonishing or to inspire awe: a tremendous amount of equipment. immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard: immense buildings. All of these terms are used figuratively: a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj. 1. huge - unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scopehuge — unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; «huge government spending»; «huge country estates»; «huge popular demand for higher education»; «a huge wave»; «the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains»; «immense numbers of birds»; «at vast (or immense) expense»; «the vast reaches of outer space»; «the vast accumulation of knowledge…which we call civilization»- W.R.Inge

big, large — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; «a large city»; «set out for the big city»; «a large sum»; «a big (or large) barn»; «a large family»; «big businesses»; «a big expenditure»; «a large number of newspapers»; «a big group of scientists»; «large areas of the world»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

huge

adjective enormous, great, giant, large, massive, vast, extensive, tremendous, immense, mega (slang), titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monumental, mammoth, bulky, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
little, small, minute, tiny, petty, insignificant, microscopic, puny

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

huge

adjective

Of extraordinary size and power:

behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

ohromný

kæmpestorenorm

valtava

ogroman

gríðarstórgríîarstórrisastór

巨大な

거대한

milzīgs

ogromen

enormjättestor

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huge

[hjuːdʒ] (huger (compar) (hugest (superl))) ADJ [person, building, thing] → enorme, inmenso; [bill, sum of money, investment] → enorme, astronómico; [increase, problem, difference] → enorme, tremendo
huge amounts of → enormes cantidades de
huge numbers of → gran número de
they are making a huge profit → están sacando enormes beneficios or beneficios astronómicos
the result was human suffering on a huge scale → el resultado fue sufrimiento humano en proporciones gigantescas
to be a huge success → tener un éxito enorme, ser todo un éxito

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

huge

adj (+er) → riesig; appetite, thirst, disappointment, deficit, selection → Riesen- (inf); effort → gewaltig; problem, difference, increase → riesig, enorm; a huge success → ein Riesenerfolg (inf); a huge city → eine Riesenstadt (inf); a huge job → eine Riesenarbeit (inf); huge numbers of these children → ungeheuer viele von diesen Kindern; human suffering on a huge scale → unermessliches menschliches Leiden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

huge

[hjuːdʒ] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → enorme; (appetite, helping) → smisurato/a; (success) → strepitoso/a, immenso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

huge

(hjuːdʒ) adjective

very large. a huge dog; a huge sum of money; Their new house is huge.

ˈhugeness nounˈhugely adverb

very much; greatly.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

huge

→ هَائِلٌ ohromný kæmpestor riesig τεράστιος inmenso valtava énorme ogroman enorme 巨大な 거대한 enorm enorm olbrzymi imenso, muito grande огромный enorm ใหญ่โต kocaman to lớn 巨大的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

huge

a. inmenso-a; enorme.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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