Sekirov Dictionary

weigh

/weɪ/

verb12

  1. To determine the weight of an object.
  2. to have a certain heaviness, which can be given in numbers
  3. To consider a subject.
  4. (figurative) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
  5. To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
  6. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
  7. Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
  8. To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
  9. To weigh anchor.
  10. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
  11. (figurative, no longer used) To judge; to estimate.
  12. (no longer used) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

noun1

  1. The act of weighing, of measuring the weight
forms

weigh'd · weighed · weighing · weigheth · weighs · weighest

Phrases with weigh

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