weigh
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey, Dutch wegen, German wiegen.
[edit] Pronunciation
Rhymes: -eɪ
- Homophones: way, wey, whey (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
[edit] Verb
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to weigh (third-person singular simple present weighs, present participle weighing, simple past and past participle weighed)
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive, metaphorical) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (intransitive) To have a certain weight.
- I weigh ten and a half stone.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
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[edit] Translations
to determine the weight of an object
to weigh out
to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object
to consider a subject
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to have a certain weight
nautical: to raise an anchor
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