BIG APPLE, THE

Meaning of BIG APPLE, THE in English

ˌBig ˈApple, the BrE AmE

a popular name for New York City:

He went to the Big Apple to make his fortune.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BIG APPLE, THE — Informal. New York City. [ 1925-30; promulgated as a tourist slogan during the 1970s; perh. reuse of earlier "the Apple" …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Английский словарь Британика
APPLE — I Fruit of the genus Malus , in the rose family, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. Malus species are …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — ˈapəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — (n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love …
Английский словарь Webster
APPLE — ( n. ) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLE — /ap"euhl/ , n. 1. the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APPLE — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
APPLE — vi to grow like an apple; to bear apples. 2. apple ·noun anything round like an apple; as, an apple …
Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — [ap.ple] n, often attrib [ME appel, fr. OE aeppel; akin to OHG apful apple, OIr ubull, OCS abluko] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APPLE — apple BrE AmE ˈæp ə l ▷ apple|s z ▶ ˈ apple ˌ blossom BrE AmE ▶ ˌ apple ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — / ˈæpl; NAmE / noun a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh : an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — ap ‧ ple S2 W3 /ˈæp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æppel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
APPLE — n.1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — ( apples) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An apple is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — [noun] - a round fruit with a firm white inside and a green, red or yellow skin, or the tree …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APPLE — n. Apple Computer Inc. apple scab custard apple
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
APPLE — n. apple knocker apple polish apple polisher
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
APPLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sweet ▪ sharp , sour , tart ▪ Add some sugar to the stewed apple—it's still a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
APPLE — ( BrE Apple Mac , Mac ) the popular name for the Macintosh computer produced by the US company Apple …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
APPLE — This is the name of a company that makes Macintosh computers. The reason this term is in the glossary is …
English Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APPLE — apple.ogg ʹæp(ə)l n 1. 1> яблоко apple butter brandy - яблочное повидло -ая водка 2> разг. яблоня apple blossom - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
APPLE — n 1. 1> яблоко apple butter brandy - яблочное повидло -ая водка 2> разг. яблоня apple blossom - яблоневый цвет, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of Henry the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
APPLE — 1) яблоня (Malus) 2) глазное яблоко • - Adam's apple - apple of love - apple of Peru - balsam apple - bitter apple - cherry apple - Chinese …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
APPLE — 1) яблоня ( Malus ) 2) глазное яблоко • - Adam's apple - apple of love - apple of Peru …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG — I 1. a. 1. большой, крупный - big repair 2. высокий; широкий 3. громкий; big noise а. сильный шум; перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG — _I bɪg 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный; big repair капитальный ремонт 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BIG — big adj infml Frank Sinatra is very big in Las Vegas Фрэнк Синатра пользуется большой популярностью в Лас-Вегасе Soft drinks …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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