weigh
1[ wey ]
/ weɪ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Verb Phrases
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Idioms for weigh
weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
weigh one's words. word (def. 29).
Origin of weigh
1First recorded before 900; Middle English weghen, Old English wegan “to carry, weigh”; cognate with Dutch wegen, German wägen, Old Norse vega; akin to Latin vehere
synonym study for weigh
5. See study.
OTHER WORDS FROM weigh
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH weigh
way, weighDefinition for weigh (2 of 2)
weigh2
[ wey ]
/ weɪ /
Idioms
under weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.
Origin of weigh
21775–85; spelling variant of way1 by association with weigh anchor
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British Dictionary definitions for weigh (1 of 2)
weigh1
/ (weɪ) /
verb
Derived forms of weigh
weighable, adjectiveweigher, nounWord Origin for weigh
Old English wegan; related to Old Frisian wega, Old Norse vega, Gothic gawigan, German wiegen
British Dictionary definitions for weigh (2 of 2)
weigh2
/ (weɪ) /
noun
under weigh a variant spelling of under way
Word Origin for weigh
C18: variation due to the influence of phrases such as to weigh anchor
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