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