Definition of Weigh

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measure the heaviness of (an object, proposition, etc.); consider; be of a particular heaviness; burden; be significant in influencing a decision; lift an anchor
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consulto
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
  
(v. t.)
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.
  
(v. t.)
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.
  
(v. t.)
To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
  
(v. t.)
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
  
(v. t.)
To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
  
(v. i.)
To judge; to estimate.
  
(v. i.)
To have weight; to be heavy.
  
(v. i.)
To bear heavily; to press hard.
  
(v. i.)
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
  
(n.)
A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
  
(n.)
A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
  
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weigh
\weigh\ (?), v. i.
1. to have weight; to be heavy. "they only weigh the heavier."
2. to be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. your vows to her and me will even weigh. this objection ought to weigh with those whose reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge.
3. to bear heavily; to press hard. cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon the heart.
4. to judge; to estimate. [r.] could not weigh of worthiness aright.


  similar words(8) 



 to weigh down 
 weigh on 
 weigh anchor 
 weigh-houses 
 to weigh anchor 
 weigh down 
 weigh-house 
 under weigh 
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Clorianu = v. to balance, to weigh
Pwyso = v. to press, to weigh
Rhagbwyso = v. to weigh before
WordNet 2.0

Verb
1. have a certain weight
(hypernym) measure
(verb-group) librate
2. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
(synonym) consider, count
(hyponym) consult
(derivation) deliberation, weighing, advisement
3. determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
(synonym) librate
(hypernym) quantify, measure
(hyponym) heft
(derivation) weigher
4. have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
(synonym) count, matter
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) press
5. to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
(synonym) press
(hypernym) count, matter
Weigh Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
In law and commerce, including product packaging and nutrition labeling, weight means mass. In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude (a scalar quantity), often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus: . When considered a vector, weight is often denoted by a bold letter W. The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units (SI) is the newton. For example, an object with a mass of one kilogram has a weight of about 9.8 newtons on the surface of the Earth, about one-sixth as much on the Moon, and very nearly zero when in deep space far away from all bodies imparting gravitational influence.

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To haul up; as, weigh the anchor.
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