what does it mean?
you see, I was checking my emails when I noticed this news and it says:
"3 killed, 2 wounded in Seattle shooting; gunman still at large"
now my question is this, what does it mean (gunman still at large)? does it mean that gunman still free?
thanks for your interest...
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Answers · 5
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"at large" refers to a fugitive who has not been caught yet. "He is still at large" = "the police have not captured him yet"
this is the most common use of 'at large', but there is at least one more (the people at large)
see: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/at_large
by the way - are you planning on capturing him? you have a big gun...
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You've got it right! The gunman hasn't been confined.
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gunman at large = gunman could be any where
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