size

noun
/saɪz/

The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

Example

“The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.”

Other meanings

A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.
“I don't think we have the red one in your size.”
The number of edges in a graph.

Example sentences

“Adult cats are the size of human babies.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“It's hard to find clothes in my size.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The agency is the size of a city.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "assideo".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “size” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.