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.
weighs
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present tense formof weigh (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Predictably, the outspoken sports pundit, who also weighs in with sharp takes on politics and popular culture, is not pleased with the assessment and is planning a fiery response: “Now y’all started something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A higher interest rate environment usually weighs on noninterest yielding assets such as the yellow metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
This "weighs down the droplets," which "grow from a few micrometres to several millimetres: up to two or three. They fall, and it rains," explained Yarmohammed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Etruscan shrew, the smallest mammal, weighs about 1.8 grams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
