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weigh

UK/weɪ/ US/ˈweɪ/ fairly common

verb

1.

have a certain weight

2.

show consideration for; take into account

  • “You must consider her age”
  • “The judge considered the offender”
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3.

determine the weight of

  • “The butcher weighed the chicken”
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4.

have weight; have import, carry weight

  • “It does not matter much”
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5.

to be oppressive or burdensome

  • “weigh heavily on the mind”
  • “Something pressed on his mind”
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Origin

From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wey, wee, Dutch wegen, German wiegen, wägen, Danish veje, Norwegian Bokmål veie, Norwegian Nynorsk vega. Doublet of wedge, wagon, way, and vector.

Phrases

  • weigh a ton
  • weigh against
  • weigh down
  • weigh enough
  • weigh in
  • weigh in the balance
  • weigh off
  • weigh on
  • weigh station

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