{
    "term": "size",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "how large or small a person or thing is",
            "sensetop": "in size",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**population/sample/group/class size**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**body/genome size**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has almost **doubled the size** of her investments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a decrease in the size of the population"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an area the size of *(= the same size as)* Wales"
                },
                {
                    "text": "computer chips about the size of a grain of rice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "discussions about **increasing the size** of the army"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is **reducing the size** of its workforce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **small/large size** of the sample"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **average size** of the British family"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the relative size of each socio-economic group"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was about **the same size** as me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dogs come **in all shapes and sizes**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The facilities are excellent for a town that size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kitchen is **a good size** *(= not small)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's similar in size to a tomato.",
                    "contextForm": "in size"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These insects **range in size** from 2 to 5cm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The firms **vary** greatly **in size**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Towns **grew in size** throughout Elizabeth I's reign."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The typical clutch size is 3 eggs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a file size of approximately 1.38 megabytes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Methods of assessment will depend on the size of the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He eats a lot in proportion to his body size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her knee swelled to twice its normal size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Houses increase in size as you travel further from the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I changed the font size on the document."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In surfing, size matters: big waves are beautiful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only a limited number of the fish will grow to reach adult size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city has doubled in size in the last twenty years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog's diminutive size is attractive to many people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fish grow to a maximum size of 50 cm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ladder is a handy size for using in the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The larger the serving size, the more you're likely to eat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The relative size of the middle class has been steadily shrinking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ring is shown actual size in the illustration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The size of her audience varied."
                },
                {
                    "text": "classes of manageable size"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are intending to expand the size of the farm by buying new land."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "fair"],
                "verb + size": ["adjust", "change", "control"],
                "size + verb": ["grow", "increase", "decline"],
                "preposition": ["from the size of", "in size", "in the size of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "given the size of something",
                    "half the size of something",
                    "two, three, etc. times the size of something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the large amount or extent of something",
            "sensetop": "size of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You should have seen the size of their house!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were shocked at the size of his debts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **sheer size** of the potential market excites investors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They complained about the size of their gas bill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sheer size of these dinosaurs was their main defence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Given the size of the task, he won't have time to do anything else."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From the size of the crowds outside, it was a very good movie."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold",
            "sensetop": "in somebody's sizefor size",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The jacket was the wrong size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not my size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They didn't have the jacket in my size.",
                    "contextForm": "in somebody's size"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hats are made in three sizes: small, medium and large."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She takes (a) size 5 in shoes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What size do you take?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a size 12 in clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need a bigger/smaller size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try this one for size *(= to see if it is the correct size)*.",
                    "contextForm": "for size"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The glass can be **cut to size** *(= cut to the exact measurements)* for you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Brushes come in various sizes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children's sizes don't fit her any more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Does this dress come in a bigger size?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I couldn't find the blouse in my size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to guess at the size of the batteries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "New radiators come in metric sizes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The 5-litre size comes in a metal tin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is now going to make these products in larger sizes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "XL fits chest sizes 44 to 50."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement", "Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "medium", "small"],
                "… of sizes": ["range", "variety"],
                "verb + size": ["be", "take", "wear"],
                "size + verb": ["fit somebody"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​your size"],
                "phrases": ["be a size too big, small, etc.", "size matters"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "having the size mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a medium-sized house"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cut it into bite-size pieces."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for wallpaper",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show somebody that they are not as important as they think they are",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "that’s how the situation seems to be",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘So they won't pay up?’ ‘That's about the size of it.’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪz/",
                "audio": "si/size/size__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪz/",
                "audio": "si/size/size__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun 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."
}