weigh up

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to make an assessment of (a person, situation, etc); judge

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Example Sentences

It's a highly competitive selection process, and firms weigh up costs to make the decision.

From BBC

"You have to weigh up whether you should have gone harder, or you should have reined it in. And everyone's different the way they go about it as well."

From Barron's

Bears, who can weigh up to half a ton and outrun humans, have been breaking into homes looking for food, nosing around schools and rampaging through supermarkets.

From Barron's

By culling the bears -- which can weigh up to half a ton and outrun a human -- officials hope to stem the threat across parts of northern Japan.

From Barron's

The ones made in South Boston can weigh up to 285,000 pounds, roughly the equivalent of 24 elephants or 65 pickup trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal