weigh
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.
has been weighing
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present perfect progressiveof weigh (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The company has been weighing price cuts for weeks as management worries about Anthropic lowering the cost of its Claude models, The Wall Street Journal reported in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
That cannibalization, he said, “is a necessary evil in the near term” and has been weighing on sales since May.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
Jimmy Kim, a 43-year-old from London, has been weighing up whether or not he can afford to move to electric.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Bass, who releases her budget for 2025-26 on Monday, has been weighing whether or not to lay off more than 1,500 workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
One's thoughts have turned towards home, and an indescribable sensation of melancholy has been weighing me down, which at last my companions have begun to take notice of.
From California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts by Henry Vizetelly
