Words / B1

JEYE-uh-nt/ˈdʒaɪənt/

Giant means extremely large: a giant company; a giant screen. As a noun, a giant is a huge being or a leading firm (a tech giant). Huge and enormous are close adjectives (enormous is already in the dictionary). Do not call a slightly large coffee giant. UK business pages: supermarket giants.

Meaning

Extremely large; as a noun, a huge person or company.

Examples

• “A giant supermarket chain bid for the high-street sites.”
• “A tech giant bought the start-up, which is the noun sense.”

Good to know

a giant + noun; a tech / supermarket giant. Close: huge / enormous. Myth noun: a giant. Hype: avoid giant for merely big.

Near in meaning

huge

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