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Sized has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of size

"We sized up the crowd before deciding to enter the festival grounds."

In plain English: To size something means to measure its physical dimensions.

"The company sized up the market before launching their new product."

Adjective
1

having a specified size

"The delivery driver asked if we could fit those oversized boxes into our small apartment, noting that they were not sized to meet our storage constraints."

2

having the surface treated or coated with sizing

"The printer rejected the paper because it wasn't sized, causing the ink to bleed across the page."

3

Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb.

"The boxes were sized perfectly to fit inside the moving truck without any wasted space."

In plain English: Sized means having a specific measurement or amount.

"The new phone is sized perfectly for one hand to hold."

Usage: Use "sized" to describe something that has been made or cut to specific dimensions, often appearing after the verb "cut," "made," or paired with an adverb like "appropriately." It functions as a past participle adjective indicating that the object fits intended measurements rather than describing its current physical state.

Example Sentences
"The new phone is sized perfectly for one hand to hold." adj
"The cake was sized perfectly to feed our small dinner party." adj
"He bought a shirt that came in his exact sized fit." adj
"These boxes are too sized for the items we need to ship." adj
"The company sized up the market before launching their new product." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unsized

Origin

Sized is formed by adding the suffix -ed to the word size. It functions as a past participle indicating that something has been measured or fitted according to its dimensions.

Rhyming Words
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