size-up
noun
an appraisal or estimation, especially as the result of sizing up.
size-up
American
[sahyz-uhp]
/ ˈsaɪzˌʌp /
noun
size up
British
verb
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(tr) to make an assessment of (a person, problem, etc)
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to conform to or make so as to conform to certain specifications of dimension
size up
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of size-up
Noun use of verb phrase size up
Example Sentences
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“I’m not trying to size-up against other players,” Adell added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
But perhaps most importantly, he needs to size-up the client.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2014
John F. Kennedy wanted a size-up, not a summit.
From Time Magazine Archive
Having collected her facts about Evita, Fleur said that they only confirmed her first intuitive size-up.
From Time Magazine Archive
Keep Mental Pace After making your size-up of the degree of his mental speed, you can govern your presentation by what you have learned.
From Certain Success by Norval A. Hawkins
Our roundtable pros size up the trend and offer 10 promising stocks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
As America celebrates 250 years, we size up how it’s been portrayed in, and has shaped, what we watch, listen to and read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Trial lawyers and consultants who size up potential jurors, though, say the kinds of pitched battles that eventually erupted in that Florida jury room are becoming more common.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The world's biggest car show opens Friday in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out models on the market.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
In the early days with the troupe, I’d learned how to size up a town.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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