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size·a·ble

(sī′zə-bəl)

adj.

Variant of sizable.

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Adj.	1.	sizeable - fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" sizable, ample big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	sizeable - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" goodly, sizable, goodish, tidy, hefty, respectable, healthy considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

sizeable

sizable

adjective large, considerable, substantial, goodly, decent, respectable, tidy (informal), decent-sized, largish These polls give the candidate a very sizeable vote.

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sizable

also sizeable
adjective

1. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope:

big, considerable, extensive, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale.

Informal: tidy.

2. Somewhat big:

biggish, goodly, largish, respectable.

Translations

كبير

značný

groß

considerable importante

considérable

allmikill, nokkuî stór

considerevole

ganske stor

oldukça büyük

相当大的

sizeable

[ˈsaɪzəbl] ADJ [sum of money etc] → considerable, importante; [object] → bastante grande
it's quite a sizeable house → es una casa bastante grande
a sizeable sum → una cantidad importante

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sizeable

sizable [ˈsaɪzəb^əl] adj [population] → non négligeable, assez important(e); [fortune] → confortable; [amount, chunk, proportion, salary] → appréciable; [house, garden] → de bonnes dimensions

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sizeable

adj → ziemlich groß, größer; car, estate, jewel also → ansehnlich; sum, problem, difference also → beträchtlich

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sizeable

[ˈsaɪzəbl] adj (house, diamond) → abbastanza grande; (sum, problem) → considerevole, notevole

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size

(saiz) noun

1. largeness. an area the size of a football pitch; The size of the problem alarmed us.

2. one of a number of classes in which shoes, dresses etc are grouped according to measurements. I take size 5 in shoes.

ˈsizeable adjective

fairly large. His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.

size up

to form an opinion about a person, situation etc. He sized up the situation and acted immediately.

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