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weigh ¹  (w)

v. weighed, weigh·ing, weighs

v.tr.

1. To determine the weight of by or as if by using a scale or balance.

2. To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by or as if by weight. Often used with out: weighed out a pound of cheese.

3.

a. To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate: weighed the alternatives and decided to stay.

b. To choose carefully or deliberately: weigh one's words.

4. Nautical To raise (anchor).

v.intr.

1. To be of a specific weight.

2. To have consequence or importance: The decision weighed heavily against us. See Synonyms at count¹.

3.

a. To cause to bend heavily by or as if by added weight. Used with on or upon: a coating of ice that weighed upon the slender branches.

b. To burden or oppress: was weighed with the onerous task of laying off the staff.

4. Nautical To raise anchor.

Phrasal Verbs:

weigh down

1. To cause to bend down with added weight: vines that were weighed down with grapes.

2. To burden or oppress: The responsibilities of the new job weighed him down.

weigh in

1. Sports To be weighed at a weigh-in.

2. To have one's baggage weighed, as at an airport.

3. Slang To make a forceful statement in a discussion: She weighed in with some pertinent facts.

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[Middle English weien, from Old English wegan; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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weigha·ble adj.

weigher n.

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weigh

Verb

1. to have weight as specified: the tree weighs nearly three tons

2. to measure the weight of

3. to consider carefully: the President now has to weigh his options

4. to be influential: the authorities did not enter my mind or weigh with me

5. weigh anchor to raise a ship's anchor

6. weigh out to measure out by weight

See also weigh down, weigh in, etc [Old English wegan]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	weigh - have a certain weight                 measure - have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" librate, weigh - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
	2.	weigh - show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" count, consider
	3.	weigh - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken" librate measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" heft - test the weight of something by lifting it weigh - have a certain weight
	4.	weigh - have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" matter, count be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" press, weigh - to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
	5.	weigh - to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" press matter, count, weigh - have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"

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weigh

verb 1. have a weight of, tip the scales at (informal)

verb 2. measure the weight of, put someone or something on the scales, measure how heavy someone or something is

verb 3. consider, study, examine, contemplate, evaluate, ponder, mull over, think over, eye up, reflect upon, give thought to, meditate upon, deliberate upon

4. compare, balance, contrast, juxtapose, place side by side

verb 5. matter, carry weight, cut any ice (informal) impress, tell, count, have influence, be influential

weigh on someone oppress, burden, depress, distress, plague, prey, torment, hang over, bear down, gnaw at, cast down, take over

weigh someone down

1. burden, overload, encumber, overburden, tax, weight, strain, handicap, saddle, hamper

2. oppress, worry, trouble, burden, depress, haunt, plague, get down, torment, take control of, hang over, beset, prey on, bear down, gnaw at, cast down, press down on, overburden, weigh upon, lie heavy on

weigh someone up assess, judge, gauge, appraise, eye someone up, size someone up (informal)

weigh something out measure, dole out, apportion, deal out

Translations

weigh [weɪ] vt, vi → pesar;

to weigh anchor → levar anclas;

to weigh the pros and cons → pesar los pros y los contras

weigh down vt → sobrecargar;

(fig) (with worry) → agobiar

weigh out vt [+ goods] → pesar

weigh up vt → pesar

weigh [weɪ] vt, vi → peser;

to weigh anchor → lever l'ancre;

to weigh the pros and cons → peser le pour et le contre

weigh down vt [+ branch] → faire plier (fig) (with worry) → accabler

weigh out vt [+ goods] → peser

weigh up vt → examiner

weigh [weɪ] vt → wiegen (fig) [+ evidence, risks]; abwägen

vi → wiegen;

to weigh anchor → den Anker lichten

weigh down weigh vt → niederdrücken

weigh out weigh vt [+ goods] → auswiegen

weigh up weigh vt [+ person, offer, risk] → abschätzen

weigh [weɪ] vt, vi → pesare;

to weigh anchor → salpare or levare l'ancora;

to weigh the pros and cons → valutare i pro e i contro

weigh down vt [+ branch] → piegare;

(fig) (with worry) → opprimere, caricare

weigh out vt [+ goods] → pesare

weigh up vt → valutare

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weigh

v weigh [wei]

1 to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport. weeg يَزِن претеглям vážit (se) veje; få vejet wiegen ζυγίζω pesar(se) kaaluma وزن كردن punnita (se) peser לִשקוֹל वजन करना težiti (meg)mér menimbang vega, vigta pesare, pesarsi 重さを量る ...을 저울에 달다, ...의 무게를 달다 (pa)sverti []svērt menimbang wegen veie, få veid ważyć pesar(-se) a (se) cân­tări взвешивать vážiť (sa) tehtati (se) izmeriti väga วัดน้ำหนัก tartmak 稱重量 зважувати کسی چیز کا وزن معلوم کرنا cân 称重量

2 to be equal to in heaviness This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh? weeg يَزِن тежа vážit veje wiegen ζυγίζω, έχω βάρος pesar kaaluma وزن داشتن painaa peser לִשקוֹל वजन težiti nyom (vmennyit) berbobot vega pesare ～の重さがある 무게가 ...이다 sverti svērt beratnya wegen veie ważyć pesar a cântări весить vážiť tehtati težiti väga ชั่งน้ำหนัก (ağırlıkta) gelmek/çekmek, ... ağırlığında olmak 重 важити ہم وزن ہونا cân nặng 重

3 to be a heavy burden to She was weighed down with two large suitcases. kreun onder, steun onder يكونُ حِملا ثَقيلا закотвям zatížit, obtížit tynge ned niederdrücken αποτελώ βάρος για cargar koormama, rõhuma سنجيدن notkua raskaan taakan alla peser sur לִשקוֹל भारी opteretiti roskadozik vmitől membebani íþyngja gravare, opprimere; abbassare 重みで圧迫する ...를 무겁게 짓누르다 apkrauti, apsunkinti apkraut; nokraut; nospiest (ar smagumu) menindih; menekan wegen op tynge ned, knuge obarczyć, obciążyć pesar a împovăra отягощать zaťažiť obremeniti opteretiti tynga, lasta กดน้ำหนักลง belini bükmek, bunaltmak 把...壓倒 обтяжувати بہت وزنی ہونا là gánh nặng cho ai 把...压倒

n weight [weit]

1 the amount which a person or thing weighs He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years. gewig وَزْن тегло váha vægt das Gewicht βάρος peso kaal وزن paino poids מִשקָל वजन težiti súly bobot þyngd peso 重さ 무게, 체중 svoris svars berat gewicht vekt, tyngde waga peso greutate, povară вес váha teža težina vikt น้ำหนัก ağırlık, kilo 重量 вага; маса وزن trọng lượng 重量

2 a piece of metal etc of a standard weight seven-pound weight. gewig قِطْعَة مَعدنِيَّه تُسْتَعْمَل للوزْن тежест závaží lod; -lod das Gewicht βαρίδι, ζύγι peso kaaluviht وزنه punnus poids מִשקוֹלֶת तौल uteg súly pemberat lóð peso おもり (저울의) 추, 분동 svarstis atsvars; svaru bumba berat gewicht lodd odważnik peso greutate (la cântar) гиря závažie utež teg vikt หน่วยวัดน้ำหนัก ağırlık 砝碼 гиря باٹ quả cân 砝码

3 a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport He lifts weights to develop his muscles. gewig وِحْدَة وزْن تُسْتَعْمَل في رَفْع الأثْقال тежест činka håndvægt die Last βάρος, βαρίδι pesa (kaalu)pomm وزنه سنگين haltère מִשקוֹלוֹת कसरत के लिए उठाने वाला भार uteg súly beban untuk olahraga angkat berat byrði peso 重荷 웨이트 štanga, svarmuo svaru bumba/stienis angkat berat gewicht, last byrde ciężar peso povară штанга, гири činky utež tegovi vikt, viktskiva ยกน้ำหนัก halter 負擔 штанга, гиря کوءی وزنی چیز quả tạ 负担

4 burden; load You have taken a weight off my mind. gewig حِمْل، عِبء тежест tíha byrde das Gewicht βάρος, έγνοια peso raskus, koorem بار سنگين taakka poids מַעֲמָסָה बोझ teret teher beban mikilvægi peso 重み 부담, 짐 sunkumas, našta nasta; smagums beban gewicht tyngde, vekt znaczenie peso importanţă бремя ťarcha breme teret börda ความหนัก yük, ağırlık, endişe （重要性）分量 вантаж; тягар بوجھ gánh nặng （重要性）分量

5 importance Her opinion carries a lot of weight. belang أهَمِيَّه، شأْن важност váha vægt das Gewicht βαρύτητα, κύρος, σημασία peso tähtsus اهميت paino poids מִשקָל महत्वपूर्ण značaj fontosság penting mikilvægi peso 重み 중요성, 비중 svarumas, reikšmė svars; ietekme kepentingan belang, invloed vekt znaczenie peso importanţă авторитет váha teža značaj vikt, betydelse ความสำคัญ önem, ağırlık 重要性 значення, важливість اہمیت tầm quan trọng 重要性

v

1 to attach, or add, a weight or weights to The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight. swaar gemaak, het gewigte by يَزيد وَزْنا слагам тежести zatížit gøre tungere beschweren προσθέτω βάρος cargar con peso, poner peso raskust lisama وزن زياد كردن varustaa painolla lester לְהוֹסִיף מִשקָל जोड़ना imati utege megterhel memberi pemberat setja kjölfestu í appesantire 重くする ...을 적당히 조작하다, ...을 기울게 하다 apkrauti, pasunkinti uzlikt svaru; noslogot memberati verzwaren feste vekt/lodd på obciążyć tornar mais pesado a îngreuna утяжелять zaťažiť obtežiti opteretiti förse med en tyngd (tyngder) เพิ่มน้ำหนัก ağırlaştırmak, ağırlık ilâve etmek 加重量于 навантажувати وزن بڑھانا gắn thêm vật nặng 加重量于

2 to hold down by attaching weights They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away. afweeg يُوازِن، يشُد إلى أسْفَل بإضافَةِ وَزْن слагам балас zatížit sætte vægtlodder på beschweren βαραίνω, προσθέτω βάρος lastrar kaalu lisades alla suruma وزن كم كردن kiinnittää painoilla retenir/maintenir avec un poids לְהַכבִּיד עַל מִשקָלוֹ वजन डाल कर रोकना opteretiti, staviti utege nehezékkel ellát memberi pemberat halda niðri með fargi appesantire おもしをつける ...에 무게를 더하다 padidinti (kieno) svorį pielikt atsvarus; noslogot membebani verzwaren tynge, gjøre tung obciążyć pôr lastro em a echilibra prin adăugarea unei greu­tăţi нагружать zaťažiť obtežiti opteretiti förse med en tyngd (tyngder) ถ่วงน้ำหนัก ağırlık bağlamak 加重量 підвішувати гирю بوجھ ڈال کر روکنا buộc thêm vật nặng 加重量

adj ˈweightless

not affected by the earth's gravity pull The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth. gewigloos عَديم الوَزْن безтегловен bez tíže vægtløs schwerelos χωρίς βάρος ingrávido kaalutu بي وزن painoton en état d'apesanteur חֲסַר מִשקָל भारहीन bestežinski súlytalan tanpa gaya berat þyngdarlaus senza peso 無重力の 무게가 없는, 무중력 상태의 besvoris bezsvara-; bez svara tidak penting gewichtloos vektløs nieważki sem peso fără greutate невесомый beztiažny breztežen bestežinski viktlös ซึ่งไร้น้ำหนัก; ซึ่งแทบไม่มีน้ำหนัก ağırlıksız 失重的 невагомий بے وزن phi trọng lượng 失重的

n ˈweightlessness

gewigloosheid إنْعِدام الوَزْن безтвгловност beztížnost vægtløshed die Schwerelosigkeit έλλειψη βάρους ingravidez kaalutus بي وزني painottomuus apesanteur חוֹסֶר מִשקָל भारहीनता bestežinsko stanje súlytalanság keadaan tanpa gaya berat þyngdarleysi (assenza di peso/gravità) 無重力 무중력 상태 nesvarumas bezsvars tidak pentingnya gewichtloosheid vektløshet nieważkość ausência de peso lipsă de greutate невесомость stav bez tiaže breztežnost bestežinsko stanje viktlöshet สภาวะไร้น้ำหนัก ağırlıksızlık 失重 невагомість بے وزنی tình trạng phi trọng lượng 失重

adj ˈweighty

1 important a weighty reason. belangrik مُهِم важен pádný vigtig; betydningsfuld gewichtig σημαντικός, ισχυρός de peso kaalukas مهم painava de poids כְּבָד מִשקָל महत्वपूर्ण važan, ozbiljan fontos penting áhrifamikill, mikilvægur importante 重要な 중요한, 중대한 svarus svarīgs penting gewichtig tungtveiende, vektig ważki de peso important веский pádny tehten značajan viktig, betydelsefull, tungt vägande ที่สำคัญมาก önemli 重要的 важливий, вагомий اہم quan trọng 重要的

2 heavy. swaar ثَقيل тежък těžký tung gewichtig βαρύς pesado raske سنگين painava pesant כְּבָד מִשקָל भारी težak súlyos berat mjög þungur pesante 重い 무거운 sunkus smags berat zwaar tung ciężki pesado greu тяжёлый ťažký težek težak tung มีน้ำหนักมาก ağır 重的 важкий; обтяжливий بھاری nặng 重的

adv ˈweightily

swaar بِثِقَل тежко těžce tungt gewichtig σημαντικά, ισχυρά pesadamente kaalukalt با سنگيني painavasti pesamment בִּכבֵדוּת महत्वपूर्ण रूप से teško nehezen, súlyosan; nyomatékosan secara penting með þunga pesantemente 重く 무겁게; 중요하게 svariai, sunkiai svarīgi; smagi dengan berat gewichtig med tyngde ciężko pesadamente cu greutate веско; тяжело ťažko tehtno teško tungt อย่างมีน้ำหนัก önemle 重壓地 важко; авторитетно بھاری پن سے rất nặng 重压地

n ˈweightiness

swaarheid ثِقَل، أهَمِيَّه тежест váha; závažnost tunghed die Gewichtigkeit, die Bedeutung βαρύτητα, σημασία peso, importancia kaalukus سنگيني painavuus importance, lourdeur כְּבֵדוּת महत्व težina súly(osság) keadaan penting þungi pesantezza, importanza 重要性 무게 있음, 비중 svarumas, sunkumas svarīgums; smagums dengan beratnya gewicht betydningsfullhet ciężar peso importanţă, greutate вескость; тяжесть váha; závažnosť teža težina tyngd, vikt, betydelse การมีน้ำหนัก önem, ehemniyet 重壓 вагомість بھاری پن sự đè nặng 重压

n ˈweighing-machine

a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station. weegmasjien, skaal آلة وَزْن، ماكِنَة للوَزْن кантар váha vægt die Waage ζυγαριά balanza kaal ترازو vaaka balance מִשקָל वजन करने वाली मशीन vaga mérleg timbangan (skála)vog, vigt bilancia 計量器 중량 측정기 svarstyklės svari alat menimbang weegautomaat (person)vekt waga automatyczna balança balanţă весы váha tehtnica vaga våg เครื่องชั่งน้ำหนัก kantar 体重器，稱重机 ваги وزن کرنے والی مشین thiết bị cân 体重器，称重机

n ˈweightlifting

the sport of lifting weights. gewigoptel رَفْع أثْقال вдигане на тежести vzpírání vægtløftning das Gewichtheben άρση βαρών halterofilia, levantamiento de pesas (kaalu)pommi tõstmine وزنه برداري haltérophilie הֲרָמָת מִשקוֹלוֹת भारोत्तोलन dizanje utega súlyemelés olahraga angkat berat sollevamento pesi 重量挙 역도 sunkumų kilnojimas svarcelšana angkat berat untuk sukan gewichtheffen vektløfting podnoszenie ciężarów тяжёлая атлетика vzpieranie dvigovanje uteži dizanje tegova tyngdlyftning กีฬายกน้ำหนัก halter sporu 舉重 важка атлетика وزن اٹھانے کا کھیل môn cử tạ 举重

weigh anchor

to lift a ship's anchor in preparation for sailing. gewiganker يَرْفَع مِرْساة السَّفينَه إسْتِعدادا للإقْلاع вдигам котва zvednout kotvu lette anker den Anker lichten σηκώνω άγκυρα levar anclas ankrut hiivama لنگر nostaa ankkuri lever l'ancre לְהָרִים עוֹגֶן यात्रा शुरू करने की तैयारी में लंगर उठाना sidro horgonyt felszed mengangkat sauh létta akkeri levare l'ancora いかりをあげる 닻을 올리다, 출항 준비를 하다 pakelti inkarą pacelt enkuru mengangkat, membongkar sauh het anker lichten lette anker podnieść kotwicę levantar a âncora a ridica ancora поднимать якорь zdvihnúť kotvu dvigniti sidro podići sidro lyfta, lätta ยกสมอเรือ demir almak 起錨 піднімати якір جہاز کا لنگر اٹھانا nhổ neo 起锚

n weigh in

inweeg يَزِن قَبْلَ الملاكَمَه أو السِّباق претеглям zvážit (se) veje ind (vor dem Kampf/nach dem Rennen) wiegen ζυγίζομαι, πριν από ελέγχω το βάρος μου αγώνα pesarse kehakaalu mõõtma خود را وزن كردن punnitus peser; se faire peser לְהִישַקֵל किसी दंगल से पहले या घुड़दौड़ के बाद वजन लेना izvagati se leméreti magát menimbang vera vigtaður fyrir keppni pesarsi 計量する pasisverti nosvērties pirms/pēc sacīkstēm menimbang berat pelawan atau yang ingin bertanding sebelum perlawanan dimulakan wegen, zich laten wegen veie(s) inn zważyć się przed startem ser pesado a se cân­tări (înainte de competiţie) взвешиваться до/после состязания odvážiť (sa) stehtati se izmeriti se väga in การชั่งน้ำหนักก่อนการแข่งขัน müsabakadan önce tart(ıl)mak 稱体重 зважуватися до участі у змаганні; зважуватися після змагання لڑاءی یا ریس سے پہلے اپنا وزن درج کرانا sự kiểm tra trọng lượng trước khi thi đấu 称体重

weigh out

to measure out by weighing He weighed out six kilos of sand. uitmeet يَقيس بواسِطَة الوَزْن премервам odvážit veje af abwiegen ζυγίζω pesar (välja) kaaluma وزن كردن punnita peser לְהִישַקֵל वजन मालूम करना izvagati kimér menimbang vega, vigta pesare 量り分ける 저울로 일정량을 배분하다 atsverti nosvērt; nomērīt sverot menentukan berat dengan menimbang afwegen veie opp odważyć pesar a se cân­tări (după o competiţie) отвешивать odvážiť natehtati izmeriti väga upp ชั่งน้ำหนัก tartmak 稱出 відважувати; розважувати کسی چیز کی مقدار کی وزن کے ذریعے پیماءش کرنا cân 称出

weigh up

to calculate, estimate; to consider He weighed up his chances of success. opweeg يُقَدِّر عَواقِب العَمَل преценявам zvažovat vurdere abwägen υπολογίζω, σταθμίζω ponderar, evaluar, sopesar hindama, vaagima سبك و سنگين كردن mittailla calculer לִשקוֹל आकलन करना procijeniti felmér memperhitungkan vega og meta soppesare よく考える ...을 신중히 판단하다, 평가하다 pasverti apsvērt; izsvērt; novērtēt mengira, menganggar afwegen vurdere, overveie oszacować, obliczyć pesar a calcula оценивать zvážiť pretehtati izačunati bedöma, avväga พินิจพิเคราะห์ ölçüp biçmek, anlamak 估量，稱 оцінювати; зважити کسی چیز کے بارے میں احتیاط سے سوچنا ước lượng 估量，称