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Meaning of size in English
Pronunciation
/saɪz/
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Verb
size
Definitions
1.
cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
2.
sort according to size
3.
make to a size
Examples
« bring to a suitable size »
Classifying Adjective
size
Definitions
1.
(used in combination) sized
Examples
« the economy-size package »
« average-size house »
Synonyms
sized
Noun
size
Etymology
Middle English (also in the sense ‘assize, ordinance fixing a rate of payment’): from Old French sise, from assise‘ordinance’, or a shortening of assize
Definitions
1.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
Examples
« a wolf is about the size of a large dog »
2.
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
Examples
« he wears a size 13 shoe »
3.
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
Examples
« size gives body to a fabric »
4.
the actual state of affairs
Examples
« that's the size of the situation »
« she hates me, that's about the size of it »
5.
a large magnitude
Examples
« he blanched when he saw the size of the bill »
« the only city of any size in that area »