weighed; weighing; weighs
1
: to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
2
3
: to consider carefully especially by balancing opposing factors or aspects in order to reach a choice or conclusion : evaluate
weighing her options
4
: to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing
5
: to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scales
1
2
: to merit consideration as important : count
evidence will weigh heavily against him
3
a
: to press down with or as if with a heavy weight
b
: to have a saddening or disheartening effect
guilt weighed on my mind
4
: to weigh anchor
weigher
noun
Examples of weigh in a Sentence
Verb
She weighs herself every morning.
He used a scale to weigh the bananas.
The bananas weigh more than the apples.
How much do you weigh?
You will need to weigh the pros and cons.
He took time to weigh his options.
Her previous experience weighs in her favor.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
Trash is estimated to have covered 602 acres, piled 500 feet high and weighed approximately 130 million tons.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Public opinion is divided into increasingly belligerent fiefdoms, with marginal ability, let alone will, to weigh adversaries’ interests alongside their own.
—Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
Separately, The New York Times has reported that Biden is weighing whether to continue in the race, a claim that the campaign is angrily denying.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 July 2024
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Verb
The multiplex operator is weighing its options after a trio of shocks — theater shutdowns during the pandemic, entering and then exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and more recently the impact of the dual strikes on its supply of tentpole movies from key studio suppliers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
Trash is estimated to have covered 602 acres, piled 500 feet high and weighed approximately 130 million tons.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Public opinion is divided into increasingly belligerent fiefdoms, with marginal ability, let alone will, to weigh adversaries’ interests alongside their own.
—Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
Separately, The New York Times has reported that Biden is weighing whether to continue in the race, a claim that the campaign is angrily denying.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 July 2024
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“Weigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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weigh
transitive verb1
: to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
2
: to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scale
: to have a certain amount of heaviness : experience a specific force due to gravity
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