ALL meanings of at large
at large
A a - phrase at large You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned. 3
- phrase at large If you say that a dangerous person, thing, or animal is at large, you mean that they have not been captured or made safe. 3
- noun at large (esp of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) free; not confined 3
- noun at large roaming freely, as in a foreign country 3
- noun at large as a whole; in general 3
- noun at large in full detail; exhaustively 3
- noun at large free; not confined; not in jail 3
- noun at large fully; in complete detail 3
- noun at large in general; taken altogether 3
- noun at large representing an entire state or other district rather than only one of its subdivisions 3
- noun at large covering any area or many areas; not covering any specific area 3
- adjective at large escaped 1
- adverb at large in general 1
- adjective at large role: free-ranging 1
- adjective at large of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent. 1
- adjective at large on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment. 1
- adjective at large of great scope or range; extensive; broad. 1
- adjective at large grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk. 1
- adjective at large (of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown. 1
- adjective at large famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles. 1
- adjective at large Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish. 1
- adjective at large Obsolete. unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper. unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited. 1
- adjective at large Nautical. free (def 33). 1
- noun at large Music. the longest note in mensural notation. 1
- noun at large Obsolete. generosity; bounty. 1
- adverb at large Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully. 1
- idioms at large at large, free from restraint or confinement; at liberty: The murderer is still at large. to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large. as a whole; in general: the country at large. Also, at-large. representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large. Also, at-large. having a general, as opposed to a specific, role in an organization or project: She’s the magazine’s editor-at-large. 1
- idioms at large in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large. Also, in the large. 1
- preposition at large (Idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined. 0
- preposition at large (Obsolete (No longer in use)) In full, fully. 0
- preposition at large In general; as a whole. 0
- preposition at large (US, politics, of an election) Having an electorate across multiple districts. 0