Size - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |saɪz|  American pronunciation of the word size
Brit.  |saɪz|  British pronunciation of the word size

noun

- the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
a wolf is about the size of a large dog
- the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
he wears a size 13 shoe
- any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
size gives body to a fabric
- the actual state of affairs
that's the size of the situation
she hates me, that's about the size of it
- a large magnitude
he blanched when he saw the size of the bill
the only city of any size in that area

verb

- cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
- sort according to size
- make to a size; bring to a suitable size

adjective

- (used in combination) sized
the economy-size package
average-size house

Extra examples

They gave me the wrong size.

Sizing up the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.

The book was sized to fit into a briefcase.

Pears and apples are sizing well and developing nicely.

He's a small boy, about John's size.

Jensens' house is about the same size as ours.

The firm underestimated the size of the market for their new product.

I saw a spider the size of (=the same size as) my hand in the backyard.

He's quite a big dog, but he's still not full size yet.

The apartment is roughly 360 square feet in size.

In a class this size, there are bound to be a few trouble-makers.

We can't give loans of that size to just anyone.

These phones come in all shapes and sizes.

The breakfast room is a good size.

I can't believe the size of her car!

Phrasal verbs

size up  — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: size
he/she/it: sizes
present participle: sizing
past tense: sized
past participle: sized
noun
singular: size
plural: sizes
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