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weigh
1[ wey ]
verb (used with object)
- to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device:
to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.
- to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually followed by out ):
to weigh out five pounds of sugar.
- to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight:
We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly.
- to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice:
to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
Synonyms: ,
- Archaic. to raise, lift, or hoist (something).
- Obsolete. to think important; esteem.
verb (used without object)
- to have weight or a specified amount of weight:
to weigh less; to weigh a ton.
- to have importance, moment, or consequence:
Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
- to bear down as a weight or burden (usually followed by on or upon ):
Responsibility weighed upon her.
- to consider carefully or judicially:
to weigh well before deciding.
- (of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way:
The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog.
verb phrase
- to cause to become bowed under a weight:
snow and ice weighing down the trees.
- (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed by a medical examiner on the day of a bout.
- to be of the weight determined by such a weighing:
He weighed in at 170 pounds.
- (of a jockey) to be weighed with the saddle and weights after a race.
- Informal. to offer an opinion, advice, support, etc., especially in a forceful or authoritative way:
The chairman weighed in with an idea for the fundraiser.
- Horse Racing. (of a jockey)
- to be weighed with the saddle and weights before a race.
- to be of the weight determined by such a weighing.
weigh
2[ wey ]
weigh
1/ ɱɪ /
verb
- tr to measure the weight of
- intr to have weight or be heavy
she weighs more than her sister
- troften foll byout to apportion according to weight
- tr to consider carefully
to weigh the facts of a case
- intr to be influential
his words weighed little with the jury
- introften foll byon to be oppressive or burdensome (to)
- obsolete.to regard or esteem
- weigh anchorto raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised preparatory to departure
weigh
2/ ɱɪ /
noun
- under weigha variant spelling of under way
Derived Forms
- ˈɱ, noun
- ˈɱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɱa· adjective
- ɱİ noun
- un·ɱa· adjective
- ܲ·ɱiԲ adjective
- ɱ-ɱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weigh1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weigh1
Origin of weigh2
Idioms and Phrases
- under weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.
- weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
- weigh one's words. word ( def 30 ).
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
All other riders returned to the weighing room.
But weighing the costs and benefits can help you make an informed decision that you won’t regret.
At some point, the US Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on many of these disputes.
I wondered if maybe you wanted to weigh in on a somewhat tedious debate over the term “fascism.”
But weighing those benefits against the various harms of vast numbers of shiny bodies whirling around the earth is already enough to push dark sky lovers into action.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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