Size up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsaɪz/ /ˈəp

SYZ-uhp

UK

sˈaɪz/ /ˈʌp

SYZ-up

التعريف

To quickly judge or evaluate a person, situation, or thing, often by looking or thinking carefully.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly informal, often suggests using observation or intuition ('size up the competition', 'size up a stranger'). Not literal physical measurement, but evaluation or judgment. Can be about people, situations, or challenges.

• Spanish: evaluar - medir con la mirada
• Portuguese (BR): avaliar - medir (com o olhar)
• Portuguese (PT): avaliar - medir (com o olhar)
• Chinese (Simplified): 评估 - 打量（用目光衡量）
• Chinese (Traditional): 評估 - 打量（用目光衡量）
• Hindi: आकलन करना - नापना (नज़र से)
• Arabic: يقيّم - يقدر بالنظر
• Bengali: মূল্যায়ন করা - পর্যবেক্ষণ করা
• Russian: оценивать - присматриваться
• Japanese: 見極める - 見定める
• Vietnamese: đánh giá - xem xét
• Korean: 가늠하다 - 평가하다
• Turkish: değerlendirmek - gözden geçirmek
• Urdu: جانچنا - پرکھنا
• Indonesian: menilai - memperhitungkan

جمل نموذجية

The coach always sizes up the players before choosing a team.

basic

He sized up the situation quickly and knew what to do.

basic

She paused to size up her opponent before the match.

basic

When I walked into the room, everyone tried to size me up.

natural

You can tell he's new—he keeps trying to size up everybody.

natural

Before making a deal, I like to size up who I'm working with.

natural