weigh up

verb

1. tr, adverb to make an assessment of (a person, situation, etc); judge

Example Sentences

When it falls unconscious, a ground crew drags the beast—which can weigh up to 5,000 lbs—into a net strapped to the chopper.

From The Daily Beast

It is advice to sift, pore over, and weigh up, with a view to us deciding for ourselves.

From The Daily Beast

For the determination of silver in nearly pure bullion the following process is used:—Weigh up 1.5054 gram of the alloy.

From Project Gutenberg

For the standard, weigh up 0.5 gram of copper, more or less, according to the quantity judged to be present in the assay.

From Project Gutenberg

"There's ten thousand dollars if there's an ounce," said the Company's man, and the weigh-up proved he was right.

From Project Gutenberg

Weigh up 1.7 gram of the substance and place it in the flask.

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To standardise the solution, weigh up 0.25 gram of pure iodine in a small beaker.

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