BY AND LARGE

Meaning of BY AND LARGE in English

mostly, mainly, most of the time

By and large, chocolate is the favorite flavor.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BY AND LARGE — adverb Date: 1706 on the whole ; in general
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BY AND LARGE — |bīən(d)| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: by (II) 1. : alternately close-hauled and free — used of sailing a ship they soon found …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY AND LARGE — generally, usually
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BY AND LARGE — Date: 1706 : on the whole : in general
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY AND LARGE — Function: adverb Date: 1706 : on the whole : in general
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BY AND LARGE — on the whole. [orig. in naut. use, describing the handling of a ship both to the wind and off it.] …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BY AND LARGE — [by and large] adv (1706): on the whole: in general
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BY AND LARGE — used when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true : By and large, I enjoyed my …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY AND LARGE — Synonyms and related words : all in all, all things considered, almost entirely, altogether, approximately, as a rule, as a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BY AND LARGE — {adv. phr.} As it most often happens; more often than not; usually; mostly. * /There were bad days, but it …
Slang English vocab
BY AND LARGE — Function: adverb Synonyms: ALTOGETHER 3, all in all, en masse, generally, on the whole
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BY AND LARGE — adverb Synonyms: altogether 3, all in all, en masse, generally, on the whole
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BY AND LARGE — ON THE WHOLE, generally, in general, all things considered, all in all, for the most part, in the main, as …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BY AND LARGE — {adv. phr.} As it most often happens; more often than not; usually; mostly. * /There were bad days, but it …
Словарь английских идиом
BY AND LARGE — on the whole, considering everything By and large we had a good meeting even though it was a little short.
English Idioms vocab
BY AND LARGE — adv. phr. As it most often happens; more often than not; usually; mostly. There were bad days, but it was …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем (америк.)вообще говоря
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY AND LARGE — Вообще
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY AND LARGE — в общем, вообще говоря, в общем и целом
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BY AND LARGE — в общем, вообще говоря, в общем и целом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
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BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BY AND LARGE — Вообще
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BY AND LARGE — то круче, то полнее
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
BY AND LARGE — то круче, то полнее
Англо-Русский морской словарь
BY AND LARGE — вообще говоря; в общем
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BY AND LARGE — вообще говоря; в общем
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BY AND LARGE — в общем и целом, в общем (америк.)вообще говоря
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARGE — I. ˈlärj, ˈlȧj adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus abundant, generous — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LARGE — (superl.) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; …
Английский словарь Webster
LARGE — ( superl. ) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LARGE — — largeness , n. /lahrj/ , adj., larger, largest , n. , adv. adj. 1. of more than average size, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LARGE — I. ˈlärj adjective ( larg·er ; larg·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, broad, wide, generous, from Latin largus generous, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LARGE — adv freely; licentiously. 2. large ·superl free; unembarrassed. 3. large ·superl prodigal in expending; lavish. 4. large ·superl full in …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
LARGE — [large] adj larg.er ; larg.est [ME, fr. OF, fr. L largus] (12c) 1 obs: lavish 2. obs a: ample, abundant …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LARGE — large, Large BrE AmE lɑːdʒ AmE lɑːrdʒ ▷ larger ˈlɑːdʒ ə AmE ˈlɑːrdʒ ə r ▷ largest ˈlɑːdʒ ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LARGE — / lɑːdʒ; NAmE lɑːrdʒ/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( larger , larg·est ) 1. big in size or quantity …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARGE — I. large 1 S1 W1 /lɑːdʒ $ lɑːrdʒ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative larger , superlative largest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LARGE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of considerable or relatively great size or extent. 2 of the larger kind (the large …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARGE — adj. & n. adj. 1 of considerable or relatively great size or extent. 2 of the larger kind (the large …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LARGE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of considerable or relatively great size or extent. 2 of the larger kind (the large …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
LARGE — ( larger, largest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A large thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARGE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large budget ▪ The club does not have a large budget for new …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LARGE — [adjective] -r, -st - bigger or greater than is usual, typical or averageWho lives in that large house at the …
Cambridge English vocab
LARGE — See ↑ BIG 1,3,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be on the loose/be at large • ↑ big/large • ↑ extra large
Longman Activator English vocab
LARGE — n. 25B6; adjective a large house 007C; large numbers of people : BIG, great, huge, sizeable, substantial, immense, enormous, colossal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LARGE — adj. 1 big, great, broad, stout, heavy, thickset, chunky, stocky, heavy-set, brawny, husky, sturdy, hefty, muscular, strapping, burly, solid, weighty, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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