large crowd

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A big number of people gathered together in one place, often for an event or occasion.

   Grammar: Countable: a large crowd, large crowds. The verb can be singular or plural: the crowd was/were cheering.

   Patterns

   • a large crowd of people
   • attract/draw a large crowd
   • a large crowd gathers

   A large crowd gathered outside the stadium hours before the concert.

   The protest attracted a large crowd of students and workers.

   Police struggled to control the large crowd that had formed in the square.

Word forms

Common combinations

attract a large crowd

The free food truck attracted a large crowd at lunchtime.

draw a large crowd

The new museum hopes to draw a large crowd on its opening day.

a large crowd gathers

A large crowd gathers in the park every Sunday for the market.

address a large crowd

She felt nervous about addressing such a large crowd.

Synonyms and how they differ

throng

More literary and suggests a dense, pressing crowd; use 'large crowd' for everyday speech.

multitude

Formal and often means a very great number; 'large crowd' is more neutral and common.

mob

Disapproving and suggests a disorderly or violent crowd; 'large crowd' is neutral.

Word family

crowded adjective

Full of people or things; a crowded room.

crowd noun

A large number of people in one place; the base word.

Commonly confused: large crowd or crowd?

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