size up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === size up (third-person singular simple present sizes up, present participle sizing up, simple past and past participle sized up) (idiomatic, transitive) To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something. The Century We had to size up our fellow legislators. (intransitive) To wear a larger size of clothing. ==== Translations ==== === See also === weigh up === Anagrams === upsize