size

Naija

Alternative forms

• coat 0.75 23, shape 0.73 59, importation 0.70 39, effects 0.69 27, quantity 0.69 27, type 0.68 281, pounded 0.67 18, portion 0.67 18, sons 0.66 50

Etymology

Borrowed from English size

Pronunciation

• sáìz

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 3445
• Frequency in raw corpus: 63
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2751

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

size: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. det-nmod (frequency:12)

   E no tey, the size of Bethel come big pass times three of how e be before.  — (jw__5837, __no translation__)

   How Hurricane dey get name Scientist don discover big black hole wey be 3 million times di size of Earth  — (bbc__56259, __no translation__)

2. - (frequency:6)

   Size na big thing for Donald Trump?  — (bbc__90031, __no translation__)

   Last last, di goal na say make evri pesin fit see di coat wey fit dia size.  — (bbc__63202, __no translation__)

3. case (frequency:6)

   De say before, na cut your coat according to your size hmhm nban!  — (WAZP_08_Your-Heart-Dey-Heavy_M__85, They said formerly it was cut your coat according to your size, hmhm no !)

   But another thing wey dey usual with dis tweet na how Trump dey like to drag di matter of size.  — (bbc__21782, __no translation__)

4. case-det-nmod (frequency:5)

   Di architect go give you idea of di size of land you need.  — (bbc__33052, __no translation__)

   Wetin we see dey larger than di size of our entire Solar System, e tok.  — (bbc__7709, __no translation__)

5. det (frequency:4)

   You know sey pot sef, di size dey regulate di amount of food wey fit enter,  — (JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__185, You know that even pot, the size regulates the amount of food that can enter the pot.)

   Wetin we dey do na to cut off some part of di breast in order to reduce di size.  — (bbc__1807, __no translation__)

6. amod (frequency:4)

   Kingdom Hall get different different size.  — (jw__25963, __no translation__)

   But di one of one thousand, na two sausage, and e go be jumbo size.  — (NST_cleaned__41606, __no translation__)

7. nmod:poss (frequency:4)

   Take your size.  — (WAZP_08_Your-Heart-Dey-Heavy_M__83, Take your size.)

   Make you plan your lives and cut your cloth according to your size.  — (bbc__65006, __no translation__)

8. nmod (frequency:3)

   Di cost of codeine syrup addiction Codeine cough syrup - size of di problem  — (bbc__33785, __no translation__)

   Cell, na im be di smallest unit, di smallest size of di human body, na im make all of us.  — (WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__43, Cell is the smallest unit, the smallest size of the human body, we are made up of it.)

9. cc (frequency:2)

   New friend fit come trough different shape and size - dem fit be 17 or 70, pesin wey like dog or cat, pesin wey like music, theatre or odas.  — (bbc__72717, __no translation__)

   To use dis universal mannequin, na just to type di measurements of di cloth enter di system and e go use like 10 seconds to change shape and size - e fit even change to di shape of woman wey get belle.  — (bbc__94391, __no translation__)

10. amod-det-nmod (frequency:2)

    Cell, na im be di smallest unit, di smallest size of di human body, na im make all of us.  — (NST_cleaned__15208, __no translation__)

    I happy to send the small size of some of the book The Finished Mystery give some brothers wey dem seize their own.  — (jw__11776, __no translation__)

11. case-conj-det (frequency:2)

    Di symptoms depend on di size, number and location of di fibroid for di womb.  — (bbc__38736, __no translation__)

    Or anybodi wey dia breast dey too big for dia size or age, na big breast be dat.  — (bbc__7593, __no translation__)

12. case-nmod:poss (frequency:2)

    Di black leopard wey Will capture na man and based on im size, fit be two years old.  — (bbc__33309, __no translation__)

    you know say & go ask yourself--&Cowbell don do am well sotay you cut your coat according to your size abi na cloth dem dey call am  — (deuber__3115, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• coat 0.75 23, shape 0.73 59, importation 0.70 39, effects 0.69 27, quantity 0.69 27, type 0.68 281, pounded 0.67 18, portion 0.67 18, sons 0.66 50

Antonyms

• coat 0.75 23, shape 0.73 59, importation 0.70 39, effects 0.69 27, quantity 0.69 27, type 0.68 281, pounded 0.67 18, portion 0.67 18, sons 0.66 50

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

size: to fit,size -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   Di shoe no size me. Na my size.  — no translation

Synonyms

• coat 0.75 23, shape 0.73 59, importation 0.70 39, effects 0.69 27, quantity 0.69 27, type 0.68 281, pounded 0.67 18, portion 0.67 18, sons 0.66 50

Antonyms

• coat 0.75 23, shape 0.73 59, importation 0.70 39, effects 0.69 27, quantity 0.69 27, type 0.68 281, pounded 0.67 18, portion 0.67 18, sons 0.66 50

Translations

• English: to fit,size