size up
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "It's a good idea for boxers to size up their opponents before their matches."
- "Before we can begin to size up the problem, we'll need more information."
- "She approaches like she’s sizing them up. Five boys. Unarmed. A pile of swords over there. Ed Sheeran is there, but that’s not even the surprise."
- "The Century We had to size up our fellow legislators."
- "This shirt runs tight, so you should size up."