SIZE UP Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase size up. (close relations)
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appraise | verbv | |||||||
verb • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of • consider in a comprehensive way | ||||||||
apprise | verbv | |||||||
verb • inform (somebody) of something • make aware of • gain in value • increase the value of | ||||||||
assess | verbv | |||||||
verb • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of • charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine • set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) • estimate the value of (property) for taxation | ||||||||
determine | verbv | |||||||
verb • establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study • shape or influence; give direction to • fix conclusively or authoritatively • decide upon or fix definitely • reach, make, or come to a decision about something • fix in scope; fix the boundaries of • settle conclusively; come to terms • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||||||||
estimate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth • a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody • a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) • a statement indicating the likely cost of some job • the respect with which a person is held verb • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • judge to be probable | ||||||||
evaluate | verbv | |||||||
verb • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of • form a critical opinion of | ||||||||
gauge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. • accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared • the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train • the thickness of wire • diameter of a tube or gun barrel verb • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • rub to a uniform size • determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation • measure precisely and against a standard • adapt to a specified measurement • mix in specific proportions | ||||||||
judge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice • an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality verb • determine the result of (a competition) • form a critical opinion of • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • pronounce judgment on • put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | ||||||||
measure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a statute in draft before it becomes law • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance verb • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of • express as a number or measure or quantity • have certain dimensions • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||||||||
weigh | verbv | |||||||
verb • have a certain weight • show consideration for; take into account • determine the weight of • have weight; have import, carry weight • to be oppressive or burdensome | ||||||||
scrutinise | verbv | |||||||
verb • to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail • examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | ||||||||
scrutinize | verbv | |||||||
verb • to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail • examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | ||||||||
take stock | verbv | |||||||
verb • to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail • make or include in an itemized record or report |