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- [sahyz]
- /saɪz/
- /saɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyz]
- /saɪz/
Definitions of size word
- noun size any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books. 1
- verb with object size to coat or treat with size. 1
- idioms size of a size, of the same or similar size: The two poodles are of a size. 1
- idioms size try on for size, to put on briefly in order to test the fit of, as a garment or shoes. to consider, evaluate, do, or use before taking further action: We'll try the plan on for size to see whether it's practical. 1
- noun size object: physical dimensions 1
- noun size magnitude 1
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Origin of size
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English syse orig., control, regulation, limit < Old French sise, aphetic variant of assise assize; (v.) in part representing late Middle English sisen to regulate (itself partly derivative of the noun, partly aphetic variant of assisen to fix, ordain, assess < Old French assiser, derivative of assise assize), in part derivative of the noun in later senses
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Parts of speech for Size
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
size popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
size usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for size
verb size
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
noun size
- adiposity — the state of being fat; obesity
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- bigness — the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
- birdlime — a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds
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