Definition

Noun: * The act of careful consideration or deliberation: The process of thinking about something carefully and thoroughly, especially before making a decision or judgment. It involves evaluating different factors, options, or consequences.

Usage

• "Weighing" is an uncountable noun. It refers to the process or action itself, not a specific instance.
• It is often used in formal or serious contexts to describe thoughtful decision-making.
• Common collocations include: , , .

Examples

• The judge's weighing of the evidence took several hours.
• After much weighing of the pros and cons, she decided to accept the job offer.
• The committee's decision followed a long period of weighing and discussion.

Advanced Usage

• "Give due/sufficient weighing to": To give appropriate or adequate consideration to something.
  • The report failed to give due weighing to the environmental impacts.
• "Upon weighing": After considering (something). A more formal phrase.
  • Upon weighing all the testimony, the jury reached a verdict.

Variants and Related Words

• Weigh (verb): To consider carefully or to measure how heavy something is.
  • You must weigh the risks before investing.
• Weighty (adjective): Important and serious; heavy.
  • This is a weighty matter requiring careful thought.

Synonyms

• Deliberation: Long and careful consideration.
• Consideration: Careful thought before making a decision.
• Reflection: Serious thought or consideration.
• Evaluation: The act of judging or calculating the quality, importance, or value of something.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Weigh one's words": To choose what one says very carefully.
  • The diplomat weighed his words carefully during the sensitive negotiations.
• "Weigh on someone's mind": To cause someone to worry or feel anxious.
  • The unfinished project was weighing on her mind.

Noun

1. careful consideration
   • a little deliberation would have deterred them