Weigh - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |weɪ|  American pronunciation of the word weigh
Brit.  |weɪ|  British pronunciation of the word weigh

verb

- have a certain weight
- show consideration for; take into account (syn: consider, count)
- determine the weight of
The butcher weighed the chicken
- have weight; have import, carry weight (syn: count, matter)
- to be oppressive or burdensome (syn: press)
weigh heavily on the mind

Extra examples

She weighs herself every morning.

He used a scale to weigh the bananas.

The bananas weigh more than the apples.

How much do you weigh?

You will need to weigh the pros and cons.

He took time to weigh his options.

Her previous experience weighs in her favor.

He weighed himself on the scale.

He meditatively weighed his stick in his hand.

The goods were carefully weighed at the time of shipment.

I weighed the consequences of both sides as fairly as I could.

This point deserves to be carefully weighed.

Selfish interests don't weigh with him at all.

What weighs with me most is his word.

Some of marmots are found to weigh above twenty pounds.

Phrasal verbs

weigh down  — be oppressive or disheartening to
weigh on  — be oppressive or disheartening to

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: weigh
he/she/it: weighs
present participle: weighing
past tense: weighed
past participle: weighed
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