ALL meanings of weigh
weigh
W w - verb with object weigh to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually followed by out): to weigh out five pounds of sugar. 1
- intransitive verb weigh be influential 1
- verb with object weigh to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly. 1
- transitive verb weigh calculate: the difference 1
- verb with object weigh to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal. 1
- verb with object weigh Archaic. to raise, lift, or hoist (something). 1
- verb with object weigh Obsolete. to think important; esteem. 1
- verb without object weigh to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton. 1
- verb without object weigh to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor. 1
- verb without object weigh to bear down as a weight or burden (usually followed by on or upon): Responsibility weighed upon her. 1
- verb without object weigh to consider carefully or judicially: to weigh well before deciding. 1
- verb without object weigh (of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way: The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog. 1
- idioms weigh under weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way. 1
- noun weigh Find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales. 1
- transitive verb weigh measure weight of 1
- transitive verb weigh have a given weight 1
- verb with object 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. 1
- intransitive verb weigh have a weight 1
- verb with object weigh to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 1
- intransitive verb weigh be heavy: on one's mind 1
- verb weigh If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are. 0
- verb weigh If you weigh something or someone, you measure how heavy they are. 0
- verb weigh If you weigh the facts about a situation, you consider them very carefully before you make a decision, especially by comparing the various facts involved. 0
- verb weigh Weigh up means the same as weigh. 0
- verb weigh If you weigh your words, you think very carefully before you say something. 0
- verb weigh If a problem weighs on you, it makes you worried or unhappy. 0
- verb weigh Something that weighs heavily in a situation has a strong influence or important effect on it. 0
- verb weigh to measure the weight of 0
- verb weigh to have weight or be heavy 0
- verb weigh to apportion according to weight 0
- verb weigh to consider carefully 0
- verb weigh to be influential 0
- verb weigh to be oppressive or burdensome (to) 0
- verb weigh to regard or esteem 0
- verb transitive weigh to determine the weight of by means of a scale or balance 0
- verb transitive weigh to have (a specified) weight [it weighs ten pounds] 0
- verb transitive weigh weight (sense 13) 0
- verb transitive weigh to lift or balance (an object) in the hand or hands, in order to estimate its heaviness or weight 0
- verb transitive weigh to measure out, dole out, or apportion, by or as by weight 0
- verb transitive weigh to consider and choose carefully 0
- verb transitive weigh to balance or ponder in the mind; consider in order to make a choice 0
- verb transitive weigh weigh anchor under , anchor 0
- intransitive verb weigh to have significance, importance, or influence 0
- intransitive verb weigh to be a burden; press or bear down 0
- intransitive verb weigh weigh anchor (see phrase under anchor) 0
- noun weigh way (sense 20) 0