You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 19.

Juneteenth

Today’s word is size, spelled s-i-z-e.

size /saɪz/ verb [transitive]

size somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb

to examine something or someone carefully and decide what you think about it, him, or her

Voters are still sizing up the candidates.

The two cats walked in circles around each other, sizing each other up.

They stood looking at one another like two cats sizing each other up.

It only took a few seconds for her to size up the situation.

After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.

Some U.S. manufacturers have been sizing up the U.K. as a possible market for their clothes.

He spent the evening sizing me up intellectually.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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