LEARNit Dictionary
size
noun
/saɪz/
UK
/saɪz/
US
A2
OPAL
1
A2
how large or small a person or thing is
اندازه, ابعاد
2
A2
the large amount or extent of something
وسعت, بزرگی, گستردگی
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.
3
A2
one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold
سایز, اندازه, قواره
The jacket was the wrong size.
It's not my 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.
Try this one for size
.
The glass can be
cut to size
for you.
see also
plus size
4
having the size mentioned
اندازه
a medium-sized house
Cut it into bite-size pieces.
see also
full-size
,
good-sized
,
king-size
,
legal-size
,
letter-size
,
life-size
,
man-sized
,
pint-sized
,
plus-size
,
queen-size
5
a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for wallpaper
سریش, چسب نشاستهای, مواد آهاربندی, آهار
verb
/saɪz/
UK
/saɪz/
US
1
to mark the size of something; to give a size to something
اندازه گرفتن, اندازهگیری کردن, اندازه دادن, به اندازه کردن
2
to change the size of something
تغییر دادن اندازه, تغییر اندازه دادن
The fonts can be sized according to what effect you want.
3
to cover something with a sticky substance called size
اندود کردن, اندودن