weigh
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
weighs;
weighed;
weighing
weighs;
weighed;
weighing
Britannica Dictionary definition of WEIGH
1
a
[+ object]
:
to find how heavy (someone or something) is
:
to measure the weight of (someone or something)
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She weighs herself every morning.
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He used a scale to weigh the bananas.
b
not used in progressive tenses,
[linking verb]
:
to have a specified weight
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I weigh 180 pounds.
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The bananas weigh more than the apples.
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How much do you weigh?
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This box weighs a ton. [=is very heavy]
2
[+ object]
:
to think carefully about (something) in order to form an opinion or make a decision
:
consider
— often + up
—
see also weigh up (below)
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You will need to weigh the pros and cons.
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He took time to weigh his options.
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You should weigh your words [=think carefully about what you are going to say] before you answer that question.
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She tried to weigh up [=evaluate] the pros and cons of staying at her current job.
3
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to be considered in a specified way when a person or thing is being judged
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The evidence weighs (heavily) against him. [=the evidence is not in his favor]
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Her previous experience weighs in her favor.
weigh down
[phrasal verb]
1
weigh (someone or something) down
or
weigh down (someone or something)
:
to press down on (someone or something)
:
to make (someone or something) heavier and less able to move easily
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My heavy backpack weighed me down.
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The boat was weighed down by the extra cargo.
2
weigh (someone) down
or
weigh down (someone)
:
to cause (someone) to accept or deal with something difficult or unpleasant
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I don't want to weigh you down with my bad news.
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I'm feeling weighed down [=burdened] by all the work I have to do.
weigh in
[phrasal verb]
1
weigh in
or
weigh (someone) in
or
weigh in (someone)
:
to be weighed or to weigh (someone) before competing in a fight, race, etc.
—
see also weigh-in
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When will the jockeys weigh in?
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The boxers were weighed in before the fight.
2
:
to have a specified weight
— + at
-
He weighs in at 240 pounds. [=he weighs 240 pounds]
3
informal
:
to give your opinion about something
— often + with
— often + on in U.S. English
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I think we're pretty much decided, unless you want to weigh in.
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Would you like to weigh in with your opinion? [=would you like to say what your opinion is?]
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Do you want to weigh in on our weekend plans? [=do you want to say your opinion about our weekend plans?]
weigh on
[phrasal verb]
weigh on (someone)
:
to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried
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The bad news is really weighing on me.
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I can tell that something is weighing on his mind. [=that he's worried about something]
weigh out
[phrasal verb]
weigh (something) out
or
weigh out (something)
:
to measure and remove a certain weight of (something)
:
to separate (a portion of something that weighs a certain amount)
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Would you weigh out 20 pounds of rice?
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I weighed the portions out and distributed them.
weigh up
[phrasal verb]
weigh (someone) up
or
weigh up (someone)
:
to look at and listen to (someone) in order to make a judgment about that person's character, abilities, etc.
—
see also weigh 2 (above)
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She was watching him closely as he spoke, weighing him up. [=sizing him up]
