Heft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being large in mass

lift or elevate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚnˌætɹoʊnˈiːmiə/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛft/

1 syllable Say it as /hˌaɪpɚnˌætɹoʊnˈiːmiə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

massiveness heftiness heave up heave ponderousness heft up ponderosity

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being large in mass
verb	lift or elevate
verb	test the weight of something by lifting it

Word Forms

hefty	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
massive	adjective	imposing in size or bulk or solidity
ponderous	adjective	having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
heave	noun	the act of raising something
heaver	noun	a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
heaving	noun	the act of lifting something with great effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewicht

die Eigenschaft, eine große Masse zu haben

🇫🇷French

soupeser

la propriété d'être grand en masse

🇪🇸Spanish

peso

la propiedad de ser grande en masa

🇮🇹Italian

peso

la proprietà di avere una massa elevata

🇳🇱Dutch

gewicht

de eigenschap dat het een grote massa heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

peso

a propriedade de ser grande em massa

🇷🇺Russian

вес

свойство иметь большую массу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वज़न

द्रव्यमान में बड़े होने का गुण

🇮🇳Tamil

உயரம்

வெகுஜனத்தில் பெரியதாக இருக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎత్తు

ద్రవ్యరాశిలో పెద్దదిగా ఉండే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

वजन

वस्तुमानात मोठी असण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊંચાઈ

સમૂહમાં મોટી હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಫ್ಟ್

ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയരം

പിണ്ഡത്തിൽ വലുതായിരിക്കാനുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰ

ਪੁੰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重量

质量大的性质

🇯🇵Japanese

重い

質量が大きいという性質

🇰🇷Korean

무게

질량이 크다는 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sức nặng

tính chất có khối lượng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ยกนำ้หนัก

คุณสมบัติของการมีมวลมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berat

sifat bermassa besar

🇵🇭Filipino

bigat

ang pag-aari ng pagiging malaki sa masa

🇲🇾Malay

berat

sifat berjisim besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الثقل

خاصية كونها كبيرة في الكتلة

🇮🇷Persian

سنگین

خاصیت بزرگ بودن از نظر جرم

🇹🇷Turkish

ağırlık

kütle olarak büyük olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

גובה

התכונה להיות גדול במסה

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