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?

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Synonyms

assess evaluate weigh analyse ponder cerebrate mull over think about chew over kick around thrash out perpend

Antonyms

shun discard disregard brush aside

Examples

There is a lot of things to weigh up when a transfer happens, and money is a big factor. Richard Gough

Close letter words and terms

weigh station weigh station factor weigh the anchor weigh upon Weigh yourself weigh-house