the greater

English - Turkish

Definition of the greater in English Turkish dictionary

{f} daha büyük

Anne sevgisi her şeyden daha büyüktür. - Maternal love is greater than anything else.

Hiçbir şey ona oğlunun büyüdüğünü görmekten daha büyük bir zevk vermedi. - Nothing gave her greater pleasure than to watch her son growing up.

greater

büyük

Dostluğumuz kavgalarımızdan büyük. - Our friendship is greater than our quarrels.

Bir aptal her zaman kendisine hayran olacak daha büyük bir aptal bulur. - A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

English - English

Definition of the greater in English English dictionary
greater: Comparative form of great: more great
greater: Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area; (of a city) metropolitan
The rate in isolated counties was about a third higher than in the greater metropolitan counties.
greater: {s} larger in size or space; of more importance
greater: Greater is used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area. Greater London
greater: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles
greater: comparative of great
greater: Greater is used with the name of a country to refer to a larger area which includes that country and other land which used to belong to it, or which some people believe should belong to it. greater Syria. adj. Greater London Antilles Greater and Lesser Greater Manchester
greater: Greater is the comparative of great

the greater

Hyphenation

the Great·er

Turkish pronunciation

dhi greytır

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈgrātər/ /ðiː ˈɡreɪtɜr/

Etymology

[ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.