weigh
1to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.
to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually followed by out): to weigh out five pounds of sugar.
to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly.
to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
Archaic. to raise, lift, or hoist (something).
Obsolete. to think important; esteem.
to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton.
to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
to bear down as a weight or burden (usually followed by on or upon): Responsibility weighed upon her.
to consider carefully or judicially: to weigh well before deciding.
(of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way: The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog.
weigh down,
to cause to become bowed under a weight: snow and ice weighing down the trees.
weigh in,
(of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed by a medical examiner on the day of a bout.
to be of the weight determined by such a weighing: He weighed in at 170 pounds.
(of a jockey) to be weighed with the saddle and weights after a race.
Informal. to offer an opinion, advice, support, etc., especially in a forceful or authoritative way: The chairman weighed in with an idea for the fundraiser.
weigh out, Horse Racing. (of a jockey)
to be weighed with the saddle and weights before a race.
to be of the weight determined by such a weighing.
Idioms about weigh
weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
weigh one's words. word (def. 30).
Origin of weigh
1synonym study For weigh
Other words for weigh
Other words from weigh
- weigh·a·ble, adjective
- weigher, noun
- un·weigh·a·ble, adjective
- un·weigh·ing, adjective
- well-weighed, adjective
Words that may be confused with weigh
- way, weigh
Words Nearby weigh
Other definitions for weigh (2 of 2)
Origin of weigh
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How to use weigh in a sentence
A few well respected PPC influencers weighed in on the impact of this change on Twitter.
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Your kid wants a dirt bike. Here’s what to buy them. | By Serena Bleeker/Dirt Rider | September 4, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis makes it hard to weigh the benefits versus the risks of using these drugs to treat ARDS.
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The best scooters for a smooth commute or cruise | PopSci Commerce Team | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceNow it is weighing the removal of two of those three pillars.
As AT&T considers downsizing its media business, whither WarnerMedia? | Tim Peterson | September 2, 2020 | Digiday
Its purpose is not to try the case, seek both sides of the argument, or weigh the relative merits of each.
Awaiting the Grand Jury, Dread in Ferguson and America | Gene Robinson | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYoung male and female fashion models are told how to look, what to eat, and how much they can weigh.
Nevertheless, the expectation that every African-American star or hip-hop hero must weigh in on Ferguson is a problematic one.
Not Every Black Celebrity Has to Take a Stand on Ferguson | Amy Zimmerman | August 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it falls unconscious, a ground crew drags the beast—which can weigh up to 5,000 lbs—into a net strapped to the chopper.
This being a major national news story, it makes perfect sense that the president would weigh in.
This Fox News Personality Has the Absolute Dumbest Things to Say About the Michael Brown Tragedy | Asawin Suebsaeng | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the 2nd of July, we again attempted to weigh anchor, but with no better success than the day before.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWithout waiting to think and weigh his extraordinary impression, he did a very foolish but a very natural thing.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodI had put my arms about her waist, and I felt her supple body weigh lightly on my clasped hands.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsAccording to the Koran, an angel will weigh both men and women in a great balance; this idea, too, is taken from the magi.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)If you would escape Time's bruises and his heavy burdens which weigh you to the earth, you must be drunken.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for weigh (1 of 2)
/ (weɪ) /
(tr) to measure the weight of
(intr) to have weight or be heavy: she weighs more than her sister
(tr often foll by out) to apportion according to weight
(tr) to consider carefully: to weigh the facts of a case
(intr) to be influential: his words weighed little with the jury
(intr often foll by on) to be oppressive or burdensome (to)
obsolete to regard or esteem
weigh anchor to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised preparatory to departure
Origin of weigh
1- See also weigh down, weigh in, weigh up
Derived forms of weigh
- weighable, adjective
- weigher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for weigh (2 of 2)
/ (weɪ) /
under weigh a variant spelling of under way
Origin of weigh
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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