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Bigger has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

To make or become bigger.

"Let's add a few more toppings to make the pizza bigger before we eat it."

In plain English: To make something larger by adding to it or increasing its size.

"Don't get any bigger on your birthday."

Adjective
1

large or big relative to something else

"The new apartment is bigger than our old one, even though it's in a smaller building."

2

comparative form of big: more big

"The new house is bigger than the old one we lived in before."

In plain English: Bigger means larger or greater in size, amount, or importance than something else.

"This house is bigger than our old apartment."

Usage: Use "bigger" to compare two things by stating that one has greater size or extent than the other. It functions strictly as a comparative adjective and should not be used with superlatives like "most."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The Bigger family has lived in that valley for three generations, and their annual harvest festival draws visitors from across the county."

Example Sentences
"This house is bigger than our old apartment." adj
"The bigger elephant sat quietly in the center of the room." adj
"She decided to buy a bigger house after her family grew." adj
"Our coffee mug is much bigger than your small one." adj
"Don't get any bigger on your birthday." verb
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Origin

Derived from Old English bigora, this comparative form originally meant having large dimensions or bulk. It evolved directly from the base adjective big to denote something greater in size than another.

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