size
noun (size, sizes); verb (size — to sort by size; size up — to judge)
Everyday
- Size is how big or how small something is: the size of an elephant. tree →
- A size is one of the set measures for clothes and shoes: shoe size 3. tree →
- Size can mean how many there are: the size of a group. tree →
In the lessons
how many things are in one group («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); the size of one group is one factor in multiplying, or the answer when dividing a total by the number of groups; in science comparing sizes of animals, planets, seeds; in everyday life shoe sizes, «one size fits all»
Examples
- We multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. tree →
- The groups are all the same size. tree →
- What is the size of each team if 20 children make 4 teams? tree →
- What size shoes do you wear? tree →
- A blue whale is the size of a bus. tree →
- Sort the stones by size, from small to big. tree →
- These trousers are the wrong size. tree →
- Our class size is 28 children. tree →
Note
The size of one group is one factor in multiplying, or the answer when dividing a total by the number of groups. Trap: «the size of a group» is a number of things, not how big each thing is.
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: In Chronicles it means the set measure of the Temple's offerings and furnishings. Tradition stresses exact measures in Temple service. In the primary lessons: how many things are in one group («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); the size of one group is one factor in multiplying, or the answer when dividing a total by the number of groups; in science comparing sizes of animals, planets, seeds; in everyday life shoe sizes, «one size fits all»
Examples
- for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; (Writings 1CH.23.29, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
The size of one group is one factor in multiplying, or the answer when dividing a total by the number of groups. Trap: «the size of a group» is a number of things, not how big each thing is.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «size» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «size» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «size» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «size» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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