Weigh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have a certain weight

show consideration for; take into account

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈeɪ/.

Examples

You must consider her age
The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
The butcher weighed the chicken

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

matter press librate consider count

Parts of Speech

verb	have a certain weight
verb	show consideration for; take into account “You must consider her age”
verb	determine the weight of “The butcher weighed the chicken”
verb	have weight; have import, carry weight “It does not matter much”
verb	to be oppressive or burdensome; , “weigh heavily on the mind”

Word Forms

consideration	noun	information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
weighing	noun	careful consideration
weigher	noun	an official who weighs and records the weight
matter	noun	some situation or event that is thought about

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wiegen

ein bestimmtes Gewicht haben

🇫🇷French

peser

avoir un certain poids

🇪🇸Spanish

pesar

tener un cierto peso

🇮🇹Italian

pesare

avere un certo peso

🇳🇱Dutch

wegen

een bepaald gewicht hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

pesar

tem um certo peso

🇷🇺Russian

взвешивать

иметь определенный вес

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तौलना

एक निश्चित वजन हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ওজন

একটি নির্দিষ্ট ওজন আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

எடை

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட எடை வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బరువు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట బరువు కలిగి ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

वजन

एक विशिष्ट वजन आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વજન

ચોક્કસ વજન છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂಕ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ತೂಕವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൂക്കം

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത ഭാരം ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਜ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਭਾਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وزن

ایک خاص وزن ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

称重

有一定的重量

🇯🇵Japanese

重さを量る

ある程度の重さがある

🇰🇷Korean

달다

일정한 무게를 가지고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cân

có cân nặng nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่งน้ำหนัก

มีน้ำหนักที่แน่นอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menimbang

mempunyai berat tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

timbangin

may tiyak na timbang

🇲🇾Malay

timbang

mempunyai berat tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وزن

لها وزن معين

🇮🇷Persian

وزن کردن

وزن مشخصی داشته باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

tartmak

belli bir ağırlığa sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁקוֹל

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The primary meaning of 'weigh' is 'have a certain weight'.

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'weigh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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