What does weigh mean?
Definitions for weigh
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word weigh.
Princeton's WordNet
weigh(verb)
have a certain weight
consider, count, weigh(verb)
show consideration for; take into account
"You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
weigh, librate(verb)
determine the weight of
"The butcher weighed the chicken"
count, matter, weigh(verb)
have weight; have import, carry weight
"It does not matter much"
weigh, press(verb)
to be oppressive or burdensome
"weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
Wiktionary
weigh(Verb)
To determine the weight of an object.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
weigh(Verb)
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.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
weigh(Verb)
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
weigh(Verb)
To consider a subject.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
weigh(Verb)
To have a certain weight.
I weigh ten and a half stone.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
weigh(Verb)
To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
weigh(Verb)
To weigh anchor.
Etymology: wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
Webster Dictionary
Weigh(noun)
a corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to pay, allot, take, or give by weight
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to consider as worthy of notice; to regard
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to have weight; to be heavy
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to bear heavily; to press hard
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(verb)
to judge; to estimate
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Weigh(noun)
a certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey
Etymology: [See Wey.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Weigh
wā, n. a very common misspelling of way in the phrase 'Under way,' through confusion with the phrase 'To weigh anchor.'
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'weigh' in Verbs Frequency: #649
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of weigh in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of weigh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of weigh in a Sentence
Chief Executive Wolfgang Driese:
Many older, less energy efficient bulkers (vessels) are avoiding scrappage and that will weigh on charter rates. Same goes for container ships.
Music is church for Stuart, when you live with cancer, you have things that weigh on your mind in a negative way, and it's a way for him to put those things aside for a while.
There is great importance at VA of having someone who has management capabilities, and certainly someday can carry weigh in the administration.
This will further weigh on the economy.
Sir Francis Bacon, O Magazine, April 2003:
Read not to contradict and confute…nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.
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Translations for weigh
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- وزنArabic
- ва́жыць, ўзва́жыцьBelarusian
- вдигам, претеглям, тежаBulgarian
- pesarCatalan, Valencian
- vážit, zvážit, navážit, vytáhnout kotvu, uvážit, zvednout kotvuCzech
- vejeDanish
- wiegen, abwägen, abwiegen, hievenGerman
- ζυγίζωGreek
- pesarSpanish
- painaa, nostaa, punnita, arvioida, puntaroida, mitataFinnish
- peserFrench
- tomhaisScottish Gaelic
- kimér, lemér, nyomHungarian
- կշռելArmenian
- vegaIcelandic
- pesareItalian
- 重さを計る, 抜錨する, 錨を上げる, 量る, 気に掛けるJapanese
- იწონისGeorgian
- کێشانKurdish
- expendōLatin
- ine taumaha, huti, huhuti, whakaraupekaMāori
- wegenDutch
- pesarOccitan
- ważyćPolish
- pesar, [[levantar]] [[âncora]], avaliar, desancorarPortuguese
- cântări, cumpăni, avea greutate, cântări greu, evalua, chibzuiRomanian
- взве́шивать, взве́сить, ве́ситьRussian
- pesare, pesaiSardinian
- vážiť, zvážiťSlovak
- vägaSwedish
- வகைTamil
- తూగుTelugu
- tartmakTurkish
- зва́жити, ва́жити, ўзва́жваць, зва́жуватиUkrainian
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