micro
Very small in scale or scopeVery small in scale or scope.
» Tom likes to micro-manage.
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1 sensesVery small in scale or scope.
At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.
extremely small in scale or scope or capability
Examples
10 sentencesTom likes to micro-manage.
Tom lives in a micro apartment.
ruТом живёт в крохотной квартирке. — marafon
Tom and Mary live in a micro-apartment.
Algeria is encouraging the creation of micro-enterprises.
The disease was caused by a new micro-organism.
ruБолезнь была вызвана новым микроорганизмом. — marafon
deDie Krankheit wurde von einem neuen Mikroorganismus verursacht. — cha
Origin
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimatFrom micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
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Forms
more micro, most micro| Comparative | more micro Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most micro Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.