Kilo Lingo

size

/saɪz/

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Translation

How big or small something is.

Word origin

From Old French sise, a shortened form of assise, meaning a fixed amount or measure.

Origin
Old French
Root
sise

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsizes

Examples

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"Size" asks how big or small something is.

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Here "size" means how big each room is.

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"Sizes" is the plural, meaning more than one size.

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This word is part of lesson 20.