Definition

1. Verb:
   • To determine the heaviness of an object: To measure how heavy something is, typically using a scale.
   • To have a specified weight: To be of a particular heaviness.
   • To be a burden or cause worry: To feel heavy or oppressive on one's mind or spirit.
   • To consider carefully: To think about different factors or options before making a decision.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (to determine weight):
  • The grocer will weigh the fruit for you.
  • Please weigh this letter to see how much postage it needs.
• Verb (to have a specified weight):
  • This box weighs over twenty kilograms.
  • How much do you weigh?
• Verb (to be a burden):
  • The responsibility weighed heavily on her.
  • Guilt weighed on his conscience.
• Verb (to consider carefully):
  • You must weigh the advantages and disadvantages before deciding.
  • The judge will weigh all the evidence.

Advanced Usage

• "to weigh in": To give an opinion, especially in a discussion or argument.
  • Several experts weighed in on the debate.
• "to weigh on someone/something": To cause worry or be a burden to someone or something.
  • The financial problems weighed on the entire family.
• "to weigh against": To be a factor counting against something.
  • His lack of experience weighed against him in the interview.

Variants and Related Words

• Weight (n): The measure of how heavy something is; a heavy object.
• Weighty (adj): Having great weight; serious and important.
• Weighing scale (n): A device for measuring weight.

Synonyms

• Measure (to determine weight).
• Consider, ponder, evaluate (to think carefully).
• Burden, oppress (to be a heavy load).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Weigh down: To make someone feel sad or worried; to physically burden something.
  • She was weighed down by grief.
  • The branches were weighed down with fruit.
• Weigh out: To measure a portion of something by its weight.
  • The chef weighed out the ingredients for the recipe.
• Weigh up: To carefully think about and assess a situation.
  • He took a moment to weigh up his options.

Related Idioms

• Weigh one's words: To choose what one says very carefully.
  • The diplomat weighed his words during the sensitive negotiations.
• Weigh anchor: To lift a ship's anchor in preparation for departure.
  • The ship weighed anchor at dawn.

Verb

1. to be oppressive or burdensome
   • weigh heavily on the mind, Something pressed on his mind
2. have weight; have import, carry weight
   • It does not matter much
3. determine the weight of
   • The butcher weighed the chicken
4. show consideration for; take into account
   • You must consider her age
   • The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
5. have a certain weight