"size up" meaning in All languages combined

See size up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-size up.ogg Forms: sizes up [present, singular, third-person], sizing up [participle, present], sized up [participle, past], sized up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=size up}} size up (third-person singular simple present sizes up, present participle sizing up, simple past and past participle sized up)
  1. (idiomatic) To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-size_up-en-verb-KVyu8pAI
  2. To wear a larger size of clothing. Categories (topical): Clothing Related terms: weigh up
    Sense id: en-size_up-en-verb-FAsiKlTE Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Century\nWe had to size up our fellow legislators."
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