weigh
1 (wā)
[Middle English weien, from Old English wegan.]
verb: weighed, weigh·ing, weighs.
transitive verb
- To determine the weight of by or as if by using a scale or balance.
- To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by or as if by weight. Often used with out: weighed out a pound of cheese.
- To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate: weighed the alternatives and decided to stay.
- To choose carefully or deliberately: weigh one's words.
- Nautical To raise (anchor).
intransitive verb
- To be of a specific weight.
- To have consequence or importance: The decision weighed heavily against us. See synonyms at count1
- 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.
- To burden or oppress: was weighed with the onerous task of laying off the staff.
- Nautical To raise anchor.
phrasal verbs
- weigh down
- To cause to bend down with added weight: vines that were weighed down with grapes.
- To burden or oppress: The responsibilities of the new job weighed him down.
- weigh in
- Sports To be weighed at a weigh-in.
- To have one's baggage weighed, as at an airport.
- Slang To make a forceful statement in a discussion: She weighed in with some pertinent facts.
derivatives
- weigh́a·ble
- adjective
- weigh́er
- noun
weigh
2 (wā)
[Variant (influenced by weigh1, as in weigh anchor), of way.]
noun
Nautical- Way. Used in the phrase under weigh.
