size
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1.0
- noun
- /saɪz/
:
tamaño
- By the second year, the academy had doubled in size to include approximately three thousand students.
- a small size
- a larger size
- sample size
So I think the sample size is pretty big.
- So I think the sample size is pretty big.
- What if Earth were the size of the schoolroom globe?
- And did I get them in my size as a coincidence?
- This is the little travel size I just like all day.
- That's like the perfect size bag that is so cute.
- a ball of matter about the size of a single green pea.
- It's like a quarter the size of like a normal pillow.
Examples
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Can you tell me what size you need for those shoes?
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So I think the sample size is pretty big.
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So look at the size of this display.
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It's almost the same size, but just slightly smaller.
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What size shoes - do you wear? - What size shoes do you wear?
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The size and the shape of the brain are normal.
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And so this is the general size of this flower.
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a ball of matter about the size of a single green pea.
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That's like the perfect size bag that is so cute.
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But they're about the same size as your average bell pepper.
Synonyms
358
3.9
A large amount of something, often items or activity
183
1.9
Finding how big, how much, or how strong something is by using numbers
137
4.7
The size or importance of something compared to others
79
4.1
A measurement like length, width, or height
6
2.8
The size or importance of something
1
3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
A great physical size or a large amount
Idioms
- Informal
4
6.1
Challenge someone of similar size or strength instead of someone weaker
Compounds
5
3.2
A bed or mattress size larger than a double and smaller than a king, about 60 by 80 inches
- Specialized
1
4.8
How tall letters are in a font, from the lowest tail to the highest top
- Specialized
Seeing a familiar object as the same size even when distance makes it look smaller or larger
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Size comes from an old French word sise meaning 'position' or 'a set amount', so think of size as the 'set' measure that tells how big or small something is.