See Also: size 1, noun(dictionary)
Size(finance)
size(1)(dictionary)
Size(money)
size(2)(dictionary)
size(3)(dictionary)
Size(medicine)
size(4)(dictionary)
Size constancy(health)
one-size-fits-all(dictionary)

size 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?how big?
2 ?very big?
3 ?clothes/goods?
4 large-sized/medium-sized/pocket-size etc
5 do something to size
6 that's about the size of it
7 ?paste?
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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: assise 'sitting to make a legal judgment or a judgment on standard amounts', from asseoir 'to seat']
?HOW BIG?
[U and C] how big or small something is
::He's a small boy, about John's size.
::Jensens' house is about the same size as ours.
size of
::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.
in size
::The apartment is roughly 360 square feet in size.
(of) that/this size
(=as big as that or this)
::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.
in all/different/various (shapes and) sizes
::These phones come in all shapes and sizes.
good/fair/nice size
(=fairly big)
::The breakfast room is a good size.
?VERY BIG?
[U] used to say that something is very big
size of
::I can't believe the size of her car!
::The sheer size of the classes makes learning difficult for students.
?CLOTHES/GOODS?
[C] one of a set of standard measures according to which clothes and other goods are produced and sold
::These shoes are one size too big.
::The shirts come in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
::Do you have these pants in a size 12?
large-sized/medium-sized/pocket-size etc
of a particular size, or about the same size and shape as something
::a medium-sized car
::a pocket-size mirror
good-sized/fair-sized/decent-sized
(=big enough for a particular purpose)
do sth to size
if you cut, make, or prepare something to size, you make it the right size for a particular use
::The materials will be provided, and everything is already cut to size.
that's about the size of it
spoken used to agree that someone's description of a situation is correct
?PASTE?
[U] also sizing
a thick sticky liquid used for giving stiffness and a shiny surface to cloth, paper etc, or used to prepare walls for wallpaper
-see also cut sb down to size atcut down(6), try sth on for size at try 1 (2)