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weigh

verb

To determine the weight of an object.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
H
Contains
EI
Scrabble score
12

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Pronunciation

/weɪ/ /weɪ/

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Definitions

verb

  1. To determine the weight of an object.

  2. Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.

    “He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.”

  3. To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

    “You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.”

  4. To judge; to estimate.

  5. To consider a subject.

  6. To have a certain weight.

    “I weigh ten and a half stone.”

  7. To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

  8. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

  9. To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

  10. To weigh anchor.

  11. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.

  12. To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

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Example Sentences

He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.
You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
I weigh ten and a half stone.
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