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What does size up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word size up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something.
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Moreover, it is also necessary to size up behavioural and scale changes in towns.
The craftspeople construct everything in small scale and the houses range in size up to palaces which can cost as much as a full-sized house.
A sharp business person is one who can size up a situation accurately and quickly.
Thus, the manager is able to size up the situation instantly and act accordingly.
They are well-educated people, here to bolster their communications skill set and size up the discussion onstage.
If you haven't any background, you might not size up what such a concept can bring you.

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