Behemoth Meaning in English

word

US

ˈbihəməθ/, /bəˈhiməθ

bih-HEE-muhth

UK

bɪhˈiːmɒθ

bih-EE-moth

Definition

A behemoth is something extremely large and powerful, often used to describe a huge company, organization, or object.

Usage & Nuances

Formal or literary; rarely used to describe living things in normal speech, except mythic monsters. Commonly used for massive corporations or machines. Has a sense of something being not just big, but almost intimidatingly powerful.

• Spanish: gigante - monstruo (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): gigante - colosso
• Portuguese (PT): gigante - colosso
• Chinese (Simplified): 庞然大物 - 巨头
• Chinese (Traditional): 龐然大物 - 巨頭
• Hindi: विशालकाय जीव - दैत्य
• Arabic: عملاق - كائن ضخم
• Bengali: দৈত্যাকার প্রতিষ্ঠান - দৈত্যাকার বস্তু
• Russian: гигант - колосс
• Japanese: 巨人 - 巨大な存在
• Vietnamese: gã khổng lồ
• Korean: 거대 기업 - 거대 존재
• Turkish: dev - devasa yapı
• Urdu: بہت بڑی ہستی - دیوقامت ادارہ
• Indonesian: raksasa - perusahaan raksasa

Example Sentences

The new shopping mall is a behemoth in the city center.

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That ship is a real behemoth.

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Google is a behemoth in the tech industry.

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My old TV was a behemoth, but it worked forever.

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That legal behemoth crushed smaller companies in court.

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When it comes to online shopping, Amazon is a behemoth nobody can ignore.

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