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to wait and see (how something turns out) · to size up, to take the measure of

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

vurdere noe over tid før en bestemmer seg;
tenke nærmere over;
avventeto await · to wait and see, to hold off
to assess something over time before deciding;
to consider more closely;
to awaitavvente
see:Se: seto see · to look · to watch Eng. phraseto wait and see
  • vi ser an situasjonen først we'll size up the situation first
  • vi må se det an noen dager we'll have to wait and see for a few days
  • han så tiden litt an før han bestemte seg he bided his time a little before deciding
  • la oss se været an før vi drar let's see how the weather turns out before we leave
  • han ser sine folk an he sizes up his people