small

adjective · adverb · noun · verbA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

smaller

Superlative

smallest

1.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
A small serving of ice cream.
A small group.
Đồng nghĩa: little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny
2.
(figuratively, not comparable)Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?
Đồng nghĩa: little, wee, young
3.
(not comparable)(writing, not comparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
Đồng nghĩa: lowercase, minuscule
4.
Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
5.
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
a small space of time
6.
Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
small science
Đồng nghĩa: little
7.
(archaic)Slender, gracefully slim.
8.
(especially)(especially clothing, food or drink) That is small (the manufactured size).
I'll have a small coffee, thanks.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

smaller

Superlative

smallest

1.
In a small fashion
Don't write very small!
2.
In or into small pieces.
That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well.
3.
(obsolete)To a small extent.
4.
(obsolete)In a low tone; softly.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

smalls

1.
(especially, noun from verb, uncountable)(uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
Đồng nghĩa: S
2.
(countable, especially, noun from verb)(countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
Two smalls and a large, please.
3.
(countable, especially, noun from verb)(countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
4.
(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

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

smalls

V_ing/Gerund

smalling

V_ed/pp

smalled

1.
(noun from verb, obsolete, transitive)To make little or less.
2.
(intransitive, noun from verb)To become small; to dwindle.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

little microscopic minuscule minute tiny wee young lowercase Sunder-endowed

Trái nghĩa

big generous large ample cosmic bodacious broadcommodiousconsiderable expansivegood-sizedfull

Cùng gốc / liên quan

smallflowerSmall Party of Good BoysSmall Flowery MiaoSmall Kapatagaa small matterBaker's small-toothed harvest mousebesmallbe thankful for small merciesbetter to light one small candle than to curse the darknessbig fish in a small pondbig things come in small packagescaps and small capsdon't sweat the small stuffdouble small picasmall carpenter beesmall-flowered tonellaensmallenextra extra extra smallno small thingextra extra small

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet), from *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (small), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (small; little).