size up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahyz uhp]
- /saɪz ʌp/
- /saɪz ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyz uhp]
- /saɪz ʌp/

Definitions of size up words

noun size up the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught. 1
noun size up considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality. 1
noun size up one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade: children's sizes of shoes. 1
noun size up extent; amount; range: a fortune of great size. 1
noun size up actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs: That's about the size of it. 1
noun size up a number of population or contents: What size is Springfield, Illinois? The size of that last shipment was only a dozen. 1

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Parts of speech for Size up

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size up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for size up

verb size up

accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.

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