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BY AND LARGE definition: 1. when everything about a situation is considered together: 2. when everything about a situation…. Learn more.
- English (US)
BY AND LARGE meaning: 1. when everything about a situation...
- Znaczenie by and Large, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
BY AND LARGE definicja: 1. when everything about a situation...
- By and Large in Simplified Chinese
BY AND LARGE translate: 大体上,总体上,一般来讲. Learn more in the...
- By and Large in Polish
by and large translate: na ogół, w zasadzie , w zasadzie....
- By and Large in Russian
BY AND LARGE translate: в целом . Learn more in the...
- By and Large in Traditional Chinese
BY AND LARGE translate: 大體上,總體上,一般來講. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Not everything about my job is good, but by and large, I enjoy it. Δεν είναι τα πάντα ρόδινα στη δουλειά μου, αλλά γενικά μου αρέσει. Λείπει κάτι σημαντικό; Αναφέρετε τυχόν λάθη ή προτείνετε βελτιώσεις.
To get a sense of the original meaning of the phrase we need to understand the nautical terms ‘by’ and ‘large’. ‘Large’ is easier, so we’ll start there. When the wind is blowing from some compass point behind a ship’s direction of travel then it is said to be ‘large’.
By and large is originally a sailing term meaning "alternately close- hauled and not close-hauled." A ship that is sailing "close-hauled" is sailing as directly into the wind as possible (typically within about 45 degrees of the wind). The by part of the phrase means "close-hauled."
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the phrase by and large. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
28 Σεπ 2024 · by and large (not comparable) (set phrase, focus) Mostly, generally; with few exceptions. Synonyms: for the most part, generally, mostly, on the whole, usually; see also Thesaurus: mostly. It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.