Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bigger picture

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: big-ger pic-ture
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An understanding of a situation that includes more than what is immediately apparent.

Example Sentences

"look at the bigger picture"
"Highly anticipated as any meeting between these neighbouring nations might be, the bigger picture for Wales was always the Belgium match."

Etymology

From a figurative sense of picture meaning "situation."

Inflected Forms

bigger pictures (plural)

Phrases

big picture

Frequently Paired Words

big picture

Questions

What does bigger picture mean?: An understanding of a situation that includes more than what is immediately apparent.
Where does bigger picture come from?: From a figurative sense of picture meaning "situation."

How to pronounce bigger picture

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