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–noun

an appraisal or estimation, esp. as the result of sizing up: asking for a size-up of the new office equipment.

[Origin: n. use of v. phrase size up

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–noun

1.	the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.

2.	considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality.

3.	one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade: children's sizes of shoes.

4.	extent; amount; range: a fortune of great size.

5.	actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs: That's about the size of it.

6.	a number of population or contents: What size is Springfield, Illinois? The size of that last shipment was only a dozen.

7.	Obsolete. a fixed standard of quality or quantity, as for food or drink.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to separate or sort according to size.

9.	to make of a certain size.

10.	Metallurgy. to press (a sintered compact) to close tolerances.

11.	Obsolete. to regulate or control according to a fixed standard.

—Verb phrase

12.

size up, Informal.

a.	to form an estimate of (a situation, person, etc.); judge: They sized him up with a look.

b.	to meet a certain standard: He doesn't size up to my expectations.

—Idioms

13.	of a size, of the same or similar size: The two poodles are of a size.

14.

try on for size,

a.	to put on briefly in order to test the fit of, as a garment or shoes.

b.	to consider, evaluate, do, or use before taking further action: We'll try the plan on for size to see whether it's practical.

[Origin: 1250–1300; (n.) ME syse orig., control, regulation, limit < OF sise, aph. var. of assise assize; (v.) in part repr. late ME sisen to regulate (itself partly deriv. of the n., partly aph. var. of assisen to fix, ordain, assess < OF assiser, deriv. of assise assize), in part deriv. of the n. in later senses

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—Synonyms 1. Size, volume, mass, bulk are terms referring to the extent or dimensions of that which has magnitude and occupies space. Size is the general word: of great size; small in size. Volume often applies to something that has no fixed shape: Smoke has volume. Mass, also, does not suggest shape, but suggests a quantity of matter in a solid body: a mass of concrete. Bulk suggests weight, and often a recognizable, though perhaps unwieldy, shape: the huge bulk of an elephant.

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size¹ Audio Help (sīz) Pronunciation Key
n.

The physical dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of an object.
Any of a series of graduated categories of dimension whereby manufactured articles, such as shoes and clothing, are classified.
1. Considerable extent, amount, or dimensions: a debt of enormous size.
2. Relative amount or number, as of population or contents: What size is Cleveland?
Character, value, or status with reference to relative importance or the capacity to meet given requirements: Try this proposal on for size.
The actual state of affairs: That's about the size of the situation.

tr.v. sized, siz·ing, siz·es

To arrange, classify, or distribute according to size.
To make, cut, or shape to a required size.

adj. Sized. Often used in combination: bite-size appetizers; an economy-size package.

Phrasal Verb(s):
size up
To make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of: She sized up her opponent.

[Middle English sise, from Old French, court session, law, short for assise; see assize.]

siz'er n.

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size up
verb
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

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size up

to form an opinion about a person, situation etc
Example: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.

Arabic:	يُقَيِّم الوَضْع، يَسْتَعْرِض النتائِج
Chinese (Simplified):	估量
Chinese (Traditional):	估量
Czech:	zhodnotit
Danish:	vurdere
Dutch:	een mening vormen over
Estonian:	(olukorda) hindama, hindavalt uurima
Finnish:	arvioida
French:	jauger
German:	abschätzen
Greek:	σταθμίζω, εκτιμώ
Hungarian:	felmér
Icelandic:	vega og meta, mynda sér skoðun
Indonesian:	menaksir
Italian:	valutare

Japanese:	評価する
Latvian:	novērtēt
Lithuanian:	įvertinti
Norwegian:	danne seg et bilde av, ta mål av
Polish:	oceniać
Portuguese (Brazil):	avaliar
Portuguese (Portugal):	avaliar
Romanian:	a cântări
Russian:	оценивать
Slovak:	zhodnotiť
Slovenian:	presoditi
Spanish:	juzgar, evaluar
Swedish:	mäta, bedöma, se vad ngn går för
Turkish:	ölçüp biçmek