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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: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.

to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.

to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually followed by out): to weigh out five pounds of sugar.

to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly.

to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.

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Archaic. to raise, lift, or hoist (something).

Obsolete. to think important; esteem.

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verb (used without object)

to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton.

to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.

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to bear down as a weight or burden (usually followed by on or upon): Responsibility weighed upon her.

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to consider carefully or judicially: to weigh well before deciding.

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(of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way: The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog.

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Verb phrases

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weigh down,

to cause to become bowed under a weight: snow and ice weighing down the trees.

to lower the spirits of; burden; depress: This predicament weighs me down.

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weigh in, Sports.

(of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed by a medical examiner on the day of a bout.

to be of the weight determined by such a weighing: He weighed in at 170 pounds.

(of a jockey) to be weighed with the saddle and weights after a race.

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weigh out, Horse Racing. (of a jockey)

to be weighed with the saddle and weights before a race.

to be of the weight determined by such a weighing.

Idioms

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weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.

17.

weigh one's words. word (def. 27).

Origin:
before 900; Middle English weghen, Old English wegan to carry, weigh; cognate with Dutch wegen, German wägen, Old Norse vega; akin to Latin vehere

Related forms

weigh·a·ble, adjective

weigh·er, noun

un·weigh·a·ble, adjective

un·weigh·ing, adjective

well-weighed, adjective

Synonyms
5. ponder, contemplate. See study¹.

Example Sentences

It is an open and ugly secret that many colleges still weigh such factors in faculty hiring decisions.

For now, you can weigh in through our online poll here.

Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant.

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It is an open and ugly secret that many colleges still weigh such factors in faculty hiring decisions.

For now, you can weigh in through our online poll here.

Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant.

Learn how to put aside unjustified fears and hopes and how to weigh your real risk of illness--or likelihood of recovery.

Most matter is almost entirely empty space, but not this stuff: a teaspoonful would weigh several tons.

Its globe-shaped fruit, which ripen to golden brown in early fall, can weigh more than a pound.

We'll have to wait for the full release to fully weigh in.

Ten leading management scholars weigh in on the issue in a special issue of the journal.

Cutting back fiscal support will weigh on a recovery that has started quite slowly.

Adult females weigh as much as five pounds and hurtle through the air on wings more than five feet across.

But they can't because they weigh way too much for the pitiful capacity they hold.

They look cool, they weigh a ton and they can save your life.

The nation's leaders, and those who aspire to high office, are now being forced now to weigh in.

Demonstrated insight into the development of mastery of science and mathematics by gifted young people will weigh heavily as well.

So far, the only politicians to weigh in with detailed plans are people who cannot enact them this year: presidential candidates.

Use a scale to weigh each package and record its weight in the fourth column.

Because thin-walled membranes such as this one weigh so little, they are thought to hold promise as building materials in space.

The average length of a norway rat is six inches and they might weigh a pound.

Many presidents now use their time at the podium to weigh in on national issues.

Her lawyers may also point out to an appeals court that this is not supposed to weigh in a jury's decision.

It's an open question as archaeologists weigh the newest evidence.

Those who weigh less than the average for their gender should drink less.

Location and proximity to work or home also weigh in heavily.

Almost a foot long, it can weigh as much as a house cat.

The spectre of weaker consumer spending and tighter credit will weigh on firms' willingness to create jobs and invest.

Some already weigh four tonnes, and six-tonners are expected before long.

Excess global capacity will also continue to weigh on the prices of manufactured goods.

Yet governments have budgets and must try to weigh costs and benefits.

Weigh what is important and produce a personal ranking.

Readers are invited to weigh in on this urgent topic.

But nearly four years after the first of the complaints was filed, the federal agency has yet to weigh in on the matter.

Floridians raise a ruckus over manatees as biologists weigh prospects for the endangered species' survival.

These are a few things that weigh less than the power brick for.

There are economic costs that did not weigh a generation ago, when consumer culture had yet to take hold.

Adults grow up to eight feet long and can weigh a ton.

Rarely does anyone weigh facts before deciding what to believe.

But launching a forum where anyone could weigh in about a combat unit's.

Please weigh in on a subject near and dear to my husband's heart.

And it would help reduce the private and public debt burdens that weigh on the rich world's economies.

Weigh in with your thoughts, and debate issues surrounding several of our feature stories.

Two scientists and a computer weigh in on a long-standing mystery about giraffes.

Around the cork are two layers of rubber that weigh a combined seven-eighths of an ounce.

My advice is to roll with the punches and weigh carefully your options.

It's easy to get airborne when you don't weigh much.

In the absence of regulation, researchers weigh their options for educating patients about unproven treatments.

But launching a forum where anyone could weigh in about a combat unit's fight.

Athletes, though, have yet to weigh in on the proposal.

The threat of defamation proceedings may make opposition politicians weigh their words more carefully than they do elsewhere.

Citizens thoughtfully weigh the pros and cons of arguments before choosing their leaders--or so political science has.

In my house, they weigh down the corner of a kid's art project or hold up the edge of a shelf.

Heavier regulation will weigh on the business sector and governments will be forced to tighten fiscal policy.

When completed, it will be larger than a football field and weigh up to a million pounds.

If the research progresses, soldiers could wind up saying goodbye to many of the bulky batteries that weigh down their rucksacks.

He has two weeks to weigh the numbers, two weeks to choose a college.

So those batteries have to weigh as little as possible.

He does field research on anacondas, which can weigh more than half a ton.

To discover how organically rich a soil is, you have to weigh a sample, remove the organics and then weigh it again.

That's chump change, he argues, when you weigh it against ransom payouts and the cost of skyrocketing insurance premiums.

Someone who has to weigh chemicals or measure radiation ought to pick up accounting practices relatively easily.

As they weigh their options, pressure will grow on regulators to scrap the reverse-merger structure.

We can't forget about the emotional issues that weigh heavy on us.

It's even constructed to weigh the same as the real deal.

Electronic tags fixed to bins can weigh each household's waste and bill for it accordingly.

Stakeholders from all levels of government and the private sector weigh in.

Nor will they be asked to weigh in on the merits of animal testing on pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

Such concerns, however, will weigh little on the many who feel that they have nothing to hide.

The beauty and vastness of the land distill a deep spirituality into these men who weigh their words so carefully.

To measure sublimation, you have to weigh surface ice at regular intervals, and ensure melt-water is captured seperately.

In the meantime, patients must weigh the risks of multiple pregnancy against the prospect of remaining childless.

Automatic provision of free health care for adopted children might also weigh heavily in favor of such options.

So do several quirks of the justice system, which weigh the scales against the accused.

It would seem that a heat based gravitational effect would cause a heated barbell to weigh more than a cold barbell.

Rising dependency ratios are starting to weigh on growth.

Many of us simply weigh the costs versus the benefits of incarceration then weigh the costs versus the benefits of execution.

The reason for this rigmarol is that carbon-fibre body parts are stronger than steel but weigh half as much.

Some models predict that an ideal bat should weigh about five times as much as the.

Finally, employment trends could weigh on the economy.

But governments are likely to weigh in on the issue.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

Idiom

under weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.

Origin:
1775–85; spelling variant of way¹ by association with weigh anchor

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World English Dictionary

weigh¹ (weɪ)

—vb (often foll by out) (often foll by on)
1.	(tr) to measure the weight of
2.	(intr) to have weight or be heavy: she weighs more than her sister
3.	to apportion according to weight
4.	(tr) to consider carefully: to weigh the facts of a case
5.	(intr) to be influential: his words weighed little with the jury
6.	to be oppressive or burdensome (to)
7.	obsolete to regard or esteem
8.	weigh anchor to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised preparatory to departure

[Old English wegan; related to Old Frisian wega, Old Norse vega, Gothic gawigan, German wiegen]

'weighable¹

—*adj*

'weigher¹

—n

weigh² (weɪ)

—n
	under weigh a variant spelling of under way

[C18: variation due to the influence of phrases such as to weigh anchor]

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Word Origin & History

weigh

O.E. wegan "find the weight of, have weight, lift, carry," from P.Gmc. *weganan (cf. O.S. wegan, O.Fris. wega, Du. wegen "to weigh," O.N. vega, O.H.G. wegan "to move, carry, weigh," Ger. wiegen "to weigh"), from PIE *wegh- "to move" (cf. Skt. vahati "carries, conveys," vahitram "vessel, ship;" Avestan

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vazaiti "he leads, draws;" Gk. okhos "carriage;" L. vehere "to carry, convey;" O.C.S. vesti "to carry, convey;" Lith. vezu "to carry, convey;" O.Ir. fecht "campaign, journey"). The original sense was of motion, which led to that of lifting, then to that of "measure the weight of." The older sense of "lift, carry" survives in the nautical phrase weigh anchor. Fig. sense of "to consider, ponder" (in ref. to words, etc.) is recorded from 1340.

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