Weigh

Phonetics:

/weɪ/

Meanings:

verb

Definition: To determine the weight of an object.

Definition: Often with “out”, to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.

Example: He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.

Definition: To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

Example: You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.

Definition: To judge; to estimate.

Definition: To consider a subject.

Definition: To have a certain weight.

Example: I weigh ten and a half stone.

Definition: To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

Definition: To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

Definition: To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

Definition: To weigh anchor.

Definition: To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.

Definition: To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

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