size

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   how big or small something is

   A wolf is about the size of a large dog.

2. 2
   noun

   one of a set of standard measurements for clothes, shoes, and other goods

   I wear a size 13 shoe.

3. 3
   verb

   to make something a particular size

   The tailor sized the jacket to fit him perfectly.

Attested since the 14th century, originally meant a “law or regulation that determines the amount to be paid”, from Middle English syse, sise (“regulation, control, limit”), from Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise (“assize”), from the verb asseoir (“to sit down”), from Latin assidēre, composed of ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Displaced native Old English miċelnes (literally “bigness”).

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