Size | Mean of size in English Dictionary

/ˈsaɪz/

• Noun
• the total amount of physical space that a person or thing occupies
1. The size of the box is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5 inches tall.
2. The bug was about the size of a dime.
3. The twins are the same size. [=height]
4. The tomatoes haven't quite reached their full size.
5. The house is a good size.
6. pieces of wood in all shapes and sizes
7. televisions in large and small sizes
8. The cars are similar in size.
• the total number of people or things in a group
1. I was impressed by the size of the audience.
2. The size of the population keeps increasing.
3. There is a big difference in size between 50 people and a hundred!
• the very large size of something
1. It's hard to imagine the canyon's size until you see it in person.
2. You should have seen the size of the shark they caught!

• a specific size
1. The lumber can be cut to size. [=cut to the specific size you need]
• one of a series of standard measurements in which clothing, shoes, etc., are made
1. What is your shoe size?
2. The dress is a size 12.
3. Do you have this dress in a larger size?
4. She's a size six. [=the clothes that fit her are size six]
5. Try this shoe on for size. [=try this shoe on to see if it is the correct size]
• Verb
• to make (something) a particular size
1. The jeweler sized the ring (up/down) to fit her finger.
• to arrange or classify (things) in different groups according to size
1. Men's pants are sized in inches.
• to consider (something or someone) in order to form an opinion or conclusion
1. The news media has been sizing the candidates up.
2. She quickly sized up the situation.
• having a specified size
1. medium-size cars
2. a decent-size house
• to cover (something, such as paper) with a sticky substance (called sizing) in order to make it stiff or smooth or to attach something else to it