carry weight

car·ry weight

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kar-ee weyt]
- /ˈkær i weɪt/
- /ˈkæri weɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ee weyt]
- /ˈkær i weɪt/

Definitions of carry weight words

noun carry weight to be important, influential, etc. 3
noun carry weight the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. 1
noun carry weight Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass. 1
noun carry weight a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass: avoirdupois weight. 1
noun carry weight a unit of heaviness or mass: The pound is a common weight in English-speaking countries. 1
noun carry weight a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc. 1

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Origin of carry weight

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English wiht (cognate with Dutch wicht, German Gewicht); see weigh1, -th1

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Parts of speech for Carry weight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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carry weight popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for carry weight

verb carry weight

count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
tell — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
weigh — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.

All 4 Synonyms of carry weight