sizeable

size·a·ble

 (sī′zə-bəl)

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Adj.1.sizeable - fairly largesizeable - fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"

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"

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"

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sizeable

sizable

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sizable

also sizeable
adjective

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

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كبير

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oldukça büyük

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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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