weigh up
Verb
Meaning
weigh up (third-person singular simple present weighs up, present participle weighing up, simple past and past participle weighed up)
To assess a person or situation
She looked at him carefully, trying to weigh him up. Was he really telling the truth?
Synonyms
compare
assess
evaluate
weigh
analyse
ponder
cerebrate
mull over
think about
chew over
kick around
thrash out
perpend
Antonyms
Examples
There is a lot of things to weigh up when a transfer happens, and money is a big factor.