size up

verb

sized up; sizing up; sizes up

transitive verb

: to form a judgment of
size up the situation

Examples of size up in a Sentence

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Former Husky Morgan Tuck, the CT Sun’s GM, sized up the challenge waiting Bueckers. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025 Pro tip: go one size up for the top to achieve a loose, more fashion-forward fit. Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025 Pick from sizes 5 to 11, just know that many shoppers suggest sizing up to the nearest half-size for an optimal fit. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025 Much more intriguingly, the researchers also found that the seismic songs differed depending on the males’ morphology, allowing the females to accurately size up the males from far away. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for size up

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of size up was in 1884

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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/size%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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