How to pronounce small in English

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Pronunciation of Small is Small, sm-a-ll

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    Small phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'small'

    • Traditional IPA representation of small: /smæll/
    • Modern IPA representation of small: /smæll/

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    List of meaning for small

    of lesser size than normal

    small(noun)

    the slender part of the back

    small(adj)

    a garment size for a small person

    small, little(adj)

    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

    "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

    minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized(adj)

    limited in size or scope

    "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

    little, small(adj)

    (of children and animals) young, immature

    "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

    small(a)(adj)

    slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

    "a series of death struggles with small time in between"

    humble, low, lowly, modest, small(adj)

    low or inferior in station or quality

    "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

    little, minuscule, small(adj)

    lowercase

    "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

    little, small(adj)

    (of a voice) faint

    "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

    small(adj)

    have fine or very small constituent particles

    "a small misty rain"

    modest, small(adj)

    not large but sufficient in size or amount

    "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

    belittled, diminished, small(adverb)

    made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

    "her comments made me feel small"

    small(adverb)

    on a small scale

    "think small"

    of a size that is less than average

    a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds

    small in degree

    your chances of winning the lottery are so small that it's best not to count on it

    lacking importance

    reluctant to bring such a small matter to the boss's attention

    not broad or open in views or opinions

    townspeople who were helpful to one another but who also could be small and intolerant

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    small in sentence

    1. When trying on a swimsuit, Carrie chose a medium since the small was too tight but the large was sagging.

    2. I spent a small fortune on my scuba diving apparatus because I will never settle on anything but the best when it comes to my safety.

    3. Even though the miniature horses could not be ridden due to their small height and weight, they were just as strong enough to pull a cart like the regular horses.

    4. Not seeing the nail, Ariel didn’t realize that the small pin would be sharp enough to puncture her bicycle tire.

    5. The strict Lutheran minister made sure the small city he formed in the mid-1600s was governed as a theocracy.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term small

    We have seen how in Europe low-cost airlines such as Ryanair have dropped routes to low-margin secondary cities and started to fly to major airports in an attempt to move upmarket, at the same time, cost-cutting businesses, particularly small and medium sized firms, have eagerly embraced low-cost air travel.

    Pere Suau-Sanchez

    There will be a small faction of disgruntled conservative Republican who won’t like it, but they ... they won’t be the majority in a vote.

    David Melcher

    While some of our export destination markets appear to be recovering, such as the euro zone and U.S., they remain small in the context of developments in China.

    Colen Garrow

    They have been down to Cuba and they have come back with small contracts for commodities.

    Agriculture Tom Vilsack

    The industry has changed over the last few years and there has been tremendous pressure to reduce research and development costs that has resulted in a tremendous shift away from high-volume, low-cost medicines toward seeking a billion- dollar drug that treats a very, very small population.

    Kenneth Kaitin

    We are allowed small passages of goods where the papers are clear, we have been unable to sufficiently replenish medical supplies.

    Afshan Khan

    Hacks are going on all the time, constantly -- though how many actually make the news is a very small amount, how many are detected in general ? I think the average person would have no clue they've been hacked.

    Joshua James

    The market is disappointed by a very small crude oil inventory draw. ... The only sign of strength in the market is the continued modest decline of gasoline inventories.

    Andrew Lipow

    Go and just ask the folks that just received notice that they are going to get laid off by General Motors, or ask the many folks who are sleeping on the streets in big cities and small towns across the United States, or ask fast-food workers that I joined a couple of weeks ago that are working for minimum wage and can't provide for their families or pay the rent.

    Julian Castro

    We believe that on a few very specific fronts they can do more to crack down on bad-apple gun dealers, the very small percentage of gun dealers who sell almost every crime gun in the U.S., the ATF has the power to crack down on them and pull their licenses if they are responsible for business practices that wind up causing gun crime and Gun Violence.

    Dan Gross

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