size

♦♦ size /s'aɪz/ (sizes sizing sized)
1 [N-VAR] usu the N of n
The size of something is how big or small it is. Something's size is determined by comparing it to other things, counting it, or measuring it.
Scientists have found the bones of a hoofed grazing animal about the size of a small horse...
In 1970 the average size of a French farm was 19 hectares...
...shelves containing books of various sizes.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu the N of n
The size of something is the fact that it is very large.
He knows the size of the task...
Jack walked around the hotel and was mesmerized by its sheer size.
3 [N-COUNT]
A size is one of a series of graded measurements, especially for things such as clothes or shoes.
My sister is the same height but only a size 12...
I tried them on and they were the right size.size up
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you size up a person or situation, you carefully look at the person or think about the situation, so that you can decide how to act. (INFORMAL)
Some US manufacturers have been sizing up the UK as a possible market for their clothes...
He spent the evening sizing me up intellectually.