Meaning
Little in size or amount, not big.
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Word origin
From Old English smael, meaning slender or narrow, shared with other old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- smael
Examples
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"Small" shows the house is little in size.
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Here "small" means a little amount.
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"Small" tells us the dog is little, not big.
Where this fits
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Stories
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Grammar articles
(35)English adjective order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour
Advanced English articles: zero article and the with places
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Asking for directions in English: turn left, go straight on
British vs American English Grammar: got, gotten and more
Clothes in English: trousers, a shirt and a pair of shoes
Comparatives and superlatives in English: rules and chart
Days, months and seasons in English: on Monday, in May
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
Emphasis in English: emphatic do, my own and the very
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
For, since, already, yet and still in English, with examples
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
English greetings and survival phrases for beginners
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish
English Question Words and Interrogative Pronouns
Linking Words in English: although, despite, however
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Numbers in English: how to say, write and spell them
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
100 Common Phrasal Verbs in English, with Examples
Phrasal verbs with take in English: 12 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Plurals in English: one cat, two cats (rules and chart)
Prepositions in English: in, on, at and more, with examples
Present continuous in English: am/is/are + -ing, examples
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many, few, little
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in English: rules
I wish and if only in English: grammar rules and examples
How to say years in English: 1984, 2005, 2025
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 10: small, hurry, lord and 7 more words.