size up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'évaluer attentivement, d'analyser ou de se faire une opinion sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of carefully assessing, evaluating, or forming an opinion about someone or something.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Assess or evaluateinformal

   To carefully examine or judge someone or something to form an opinion.

   évaluer, jauger

   • The detective sized up the suspect from across the room.
   • She sized up the competition before the race.
   • He quickly sized up the situation and decided to leave.

   Synonymesappraiseassessevaluategaugejudgesum upsurvey

   Antonymesdismissignoremisjudgeneglectoverlook

2. Estimate dimensionsinformal

   To estimate the size, amount, or value of something.

   évaluer les dimensions

   • The carpenter sized up the wood before cutting it.
   • We need to size up the room to see if the furniture fits.
   • He sized up the cost of the repairs before agreeing.

   Synonymesappraiseassessestimategaugemeasure