- ˌsize sb/sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to think carefully and form an opinion about a person or a situation
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌsize sb/sth ˈup
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size somebody up — ˌsize sb/sthˈup derived (informal) to form a judgement or an opinion about sb/sth Syn: ↑sum up • She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. • … Useful english dictionary
size something up — ˌsize sb/sthˈup derived (informal) to form a judgement or an opinion about sb/sth Syn: ↑sum up • She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. • … Useful english dictionary
size — noun 1 how big or small sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, impressive, large, massive, substantial, vast … Collocations dictionary
size*/*/*/ — [saɪz] noun I 1) [C/U] a measurement of how large or small something is balloons of all shapes and sizes[/ex] The president has promised to reduce the size of the army.[/ex] 2) [C] one of a series of standard measurements according to which goods … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
size — size1 W1S1 [saız] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how big)¦ 2¦(very big)¦ 3¦(clothes/goods)¦ 4 large sized/medium sized/pocket size etc 5 do something to size 6 that s about the size of it 7¦(paste)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: assise … Dictionary of contemporary English
size — 1 /saIz/ noun 1 HOW BIG (C, U) how big or small something is: The American states vary enormously in size and population. | The firm underestimated the size of the market for their new product. | be the size of (=be the same size as): There were… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put sth at sth — UK US put sth at sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something: »The country s total food and agricultural import value has been put at $1.6 billion annually … Financial and business terms
scale sth down — UK US scale sth down Phrasal Verb with scale({{}}/skeɪl/ verb (also scale sth back) ► to reduce the size, amount, or importance of something: »We will probably scale production down a little with the Government spending cuts. → Compare… … Financial and business terms
keep sth down — UK US keep sth down Phrasal Verb with keep({{}}/kiːp/ verb (kept, kept) ► to control the size or number of something and prevent it from increasing: »To have any chance against the competition, we need to keep our prices down … Financial and business terms
measure sb/sth up — UK US measure sth/sb up Phrasal Verb with measure({{}}/ˈmeʒər/ verb ► to discover what size something or someone is by measuring them: »When you order a made to measure suit from us, we will come to your office or hotel to measure you up … Financial and business terms
