small
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a mediumOne of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
» That small one is also mine.
Der kleine da ist auch von mir. — Hans_Adler
Этот маленький тоже мой. — fjay69
Той менший також мій. — ascolto
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4 senses(especially, noun from verb, uncountable)One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
(countable, especially, noun from verb)An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
Two smalls and a large, please.
(countable, especially, noun from verb)One who fits an item of that size.
(countable, noun from verb, rare)Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
I got a splitting pain in the small of my back
the slender part of the back
Examples
4180 sentencesThat small one is also mine.
Той менший також мій. — ascolto
ruЭтот маленький тоже мой. — fjay69
deDer kleine da ist auch von mir. — Hans_Adler
Can you see that small house?
Бачиш той маленький будиночок? — deniko
ruТы видишь тот маленький дом? — Gruzilkin
deSiehst du das kleine Haus dort? — dima555
I live in a small town.
Я живу в маленькому містечку. — ascolto
ruЯ живу в маленьком городке. — Hellerick
deIch wohne in einer kleinen Stadt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My brother is small but strong.
Мій брат малий, але сильний. — deniko
ruМой брат маленький, но сильный. — odexed
Tom brought Mary a small gift.
Том приніс Мері маленький подарунок. — deniko
ruТом принёс Мэри маленький подарок. — odexed
deTom brachte Mary ein kleines Geschenk. — Hannes
Origin
From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrowFrom Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”).
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Forms
plural: smallsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- in a small
- a small town
- small town
- is too small
- too small for
- a small house
- has a small
- small town where
- small house
- is smaller than
- is very small
- a small apartment
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.