weigh up

1. (idiomatic)To assess a person or a situation.

   She looked at him carefully, trying to weigh him up. Was he really telling the truth?

1. You must weigh up the pros and cons.

   ruТы должен взвесить все "за" и "против". — marafon

   deMan muss das Für und Wider abwägen. — Yorwba

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2. A good specimen might weigh up to a kilo.

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3. A bunch of grapes can weigh up to two kilograms.

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4. The antlers of a caribou can weigh up to 40 pounds.

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5. Male elephant seals can weigh up to 10 times more than females.

   deDie Bullen der See-Elefanten können bis zu zehnmal so viel wie ein Weibchen wiegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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irregular

• weigh upTo assess a person or a situation.
• weigh offTo sentence (a prisoner).
• weigh outTo divide (something) into portions by weight.
• weigh onTo cause distress to or impose a burden on; to trouble.
• weigh inTo undergo a weigh-in.
• weigh downTo act as a ballast for.
• weigh againstTo be disadvantageous to someone.