weigh somebody up

weigh somebody up
ˌweigh sbˈup derived
to form an opinion of sb by watching or talking to them

It was obvious that she was cautiously weighing me up.

Main entry:weighderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • weigh anchor — verb heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑weigh the anchor • Hypernyms: ↑heave, ↑heave up, ↑heft, ↑heft up • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

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  • weigh the anchor — verb heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing • Syn: ↑weigh anchor • Hypernyms: ↑heave, ↑heave up, ↑heft, ↑heft up • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary

  • load somebody down (with something) — ˌload sb/sth ˈdown (with sth) derived usually passive to give sb/sth a lot of heavy things to carry Syn: weigh down • She was loaded down with bags of groceries. Main entry: ↑load …   Useful english dictionary

  • ar-1*, themat. (a)re-, heavy basis arǝ-, rē- and i-basis (a)rī̆ -, rēi- —     ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i basis (a)rī̆ , rēi     English meaning: to move, pass     Deutsche Übersetzung: “fũgen, passen”     Note: Root ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i Basis (a)rī̆ , rēi : “to move …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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