sizable

CEFRB2

/ˈsaɪzəbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Fairly large in size.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Fairly large.

Examples

  • He received a sizable advance for his book.

  • Tom won a sizable amount of money.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • He gave a sizable cash donation, sizable enough that the IRS wondered where all that money came from.

  • A vulture can wolf more than two pounds of meat in a minute; a sizable crowd can strip a zebra—nose to tail—in 30 minutes.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From size + -able.