BY AND LARGE

Meaning of BY AND LARGE in English

used when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true :

By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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 — 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 — mostly, mainly, most of the time By and large, chocolate is the favorite flavor.
English Idioms vocabulary
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
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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