size
noun OPAL W
/saɪz/
/saɪz/
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] how large or small a person or thing is
- population/sample/group/class size
- body/genome size
- She has almost doubled the size of her investments.
- a decrease in the size of the population
- an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales
- computer chips about the size of a grain of rice
- discussions about increasing the size of the army
- The company is reducing the size of its workforce.
- the small/large size of the sample
- the average size of the British family
- the relative size of each socio-economic group
- He was about the same size as me.
- Dogs come in all shapes and sizes.
- The facilities are excellent for a town that size.
- The kitchen is a good size (= not small).
- in size It's similar in size to a tomato.
- These insects range in size from 2 to 5cm.
- The firms vary greatly in size.
- Towns grew in size throughout Elizabeth I's reign.
- The typical clutch size is 3 eggs.
- a file size of approximately 1.38 megabytes
- Methods of assessment will depend on the size of the company.
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2- Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
- He eats a lot in proportion to his body size.
- Her knee swelled to twice its normal size.
- Houses increase in size as you travel further from the city.
- I changed the font size on the document.
- In surfing, size matters: big waves are beautiful.
- Only a limited number of the fish will grow to reach adult size.
- The city has doubled in size in the last twenty years.
- The dog's diminutive size is attractive to many people.
- The fish grow to a maximum size of 50 cm.
- The ladder is a handy size for using in the house.
- The larger the serving size, the more you're likely to eat.
- The relative size of the middle class has been steadily shrinking.
- The ring is shown actual size in the illustration.
- The size of her audience varied.
- classes of manageable size
- They are intending to expand the size of the farm by buying new land.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fair
- …
- adjust
- change
- control
- …
- grow
- increase
- decline
- …
- from the size of
- in size
- in the size of
- …
- given the size of something
- half the size of something
- two, three, etc. times the size of something
- …
- [uncountable] size of something the large amount or extent of something
- You should have seen the size of their house!
- We were shocked at the size of his debts.
- The sheer size of the potential market excites investors.
- They complained about the size of their gas bill.
Extra Examples- The sheer size of these dinosaurs was their main defence.
- Given the size of the task, he won't have time to do anything else.
- From the size of the crowds outside, it was a very good movie.
- [countable, uncountable] one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold
- The jacket was the wrong size.
- It's not my size.
- in somebody's size They didn't have the jacket in my size.
- The hats are made in three sizes: small, medium and large.
- Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5?
- She takes (a) size 5 in shoes.
- What size do you take?
- She's a size 12 in clothes.
- I need a bigger/smaller size.
- for size Try this one for size (= to see if it is the correct size).
- The glass can be cut to size (= cut to the exact measurements) for you.
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2, Clothes and Fashiona2- Brushes come in various sizes.
- Children's sizes don't fit her any more.
- Does this dress come in a bigger size?
- I couldn't find the blouse in my size.
- I had to guess at the size of the batteries.
- New radiators come in metric sizes.
- The 5-litre size comes in a metal tin.
- The company is now going to make these products in larger sizes.
- XL fits chest sizes 44 to 50.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- medium
- small
- …
- range
- variety
- be
- take
- wear
- …
- fit somebody
- in a/your size
- be a size too big, small, etc.
- size matters
- (in adjectives) having the size mentioned
- a medium-sized house
- Cut it into bite-size pieces.
- [uncountable] a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for wallpaper
how large/small
of clothes/shoes/goods
-sized/-size
sticky substance
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 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 (see assizes). noun sense 5 Middle English: perhaps the same word as size in its other senses.
Idioms
cut somebody down to size
- to show somebody that they are not as important as they think they are
that’s about the size of it
- (informal) that’s how the situation seems to be
- ‘So they won't pay up?’ ‘That's about the size of it.’