"bigger" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪɡə/ [UK], /ˈbɪɡɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-bigger.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} bigger
  1. comparative form of big: more big Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: big (extra: more big)
    Sense id: en-bigger-en-adj-lbPiCill

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɪɡə/ [UK], /ˈbɪɡɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-bigger.ogg [US] Forms: biggers [present, singular, third-person], biggering [participle, present], biggered [participle, past], biggered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bigger (third-person singular simple present biggers, present participle biggering, simple past and past participle biggered)
  1. (nonstandard, rare) To make or become bigger. Tags: nonstandard, rare Related terms: biggers
    Sense id: en-bigger-en-verb-ym-tnvi- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79

Inflected forms

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