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Weight

noun/wˈeɪt/
Definition
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈeɪt/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
nounsports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
nounthe relative importance granted to something
“his opinion carries great weight”
nounan artifact that is heavy
nounan oppressive feeling of heavy force
“bowed down by the weight of responsibility”
nouna system of units used to express the weight of something
nouna unit used to measure weight
“he placed two weights in the scale pan”
noun(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
verbweight down with a load
verbpresent with a bias
“He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”
Word Forms
weightyadjectivehaving relatively great weight; heavy
weightverbweight down with a load
burdennounweight to be borne or conveyed
burthennouna variant of `burden'
weightnounan artifact that is heavy
slantnouna biased way of looking at or presenting something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gewicht
die vertikale Kraft, die eine Masse aufgrund der Schwerkraft ausübt
🇫🇷French
poids
la force verticale exercée par une masse sous l'effet de la gravité
🇪🇸Spanish
peso
la fuerza vertical ejercida por una masa como resultado de la gravedad
🇮🇹Italian
peso
la forza verticale esercitata da una massa per effetto della gravità
🇳🇱Dutch
gewicht
de verticale kracht die door een massa wordt uitgeoefend als gevolg van de zwaartekracht
🇵🇹Portuguese
peso
a força vertical exercida por uma massa como resultado da gravidade
🇷🇺Russian
масса
вертикальная сила, действующая на массу в результате действия силы тяжести
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वज़न
गुरुत्वाकर्षण के परिणामस्वरूप किसी द्रव्यमान द्वारा लगाया गया ऊर्ध्वाधर बल
🇧🇩Bengali
ওজন
অভিকর্ষের ফলে একটি ভর দ্বারা প্রয়োগ করা উল্লম্ব বল
🇮🇳Tamil
எடை
ஈர்ப்பு விசையின் விளைவாக வெகுஜனத்தால் செலுத்தப்படும் செங்குத்து விசை
🇮🇳Telugu
బరువు
గురుత్వాకర్షణ ఫలితంగా ద్రవ్యరాశి ద్వారా ప్రయోగించబడిన నిలువు శక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
वजन
गुरुत्वाकर्षणाच्या परिणामी वस्तुमानाने वापरलेली अनुलंब बल
🇮🇳Gujarati
વજન
ગુરુત્વાકર્ષણના પરિણામે સમૂહ દ્વારા લાગુ પડતું વર્ટિકલ બળ
🇮🇳Kannada
ತೂಕ
ಗುರುತ್ವಾಕರ್ಷಣೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಲಂಬ ಬಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭാരം
ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി ഒരു പിണ്ഡം ചെലുത്തുന്ന ലംബ ബലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭਾਰ
ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਪੁੰਜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਲੰਬਕਾਰੀ ਬਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
وزن
کشش ثقل کے نتیجے میں بڑے پیمانے پر استعمال ہونے والی عمودی قوت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
重量
由于重力而由质量施加的垂直力
🇯🇵Japanese
重さ
重力の結果として質量によって及ぼされる垂直方向の力
🇰🇷Korean
무게
중력의 결과로 질량이 가하는 수직력
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cân nặng
lực thẳng đứng do một khối lượng tác dụng do trọng lực
🇹🇭Thai
น้ำหนัก
แรงในแนวดิ่งที่กระทำโดยมวลอันเป็นผลมาจากแรงโน้มถ่วง
🇮🇩Indonesian
berat
gaya vertikal yang diberikan oleh suatu massa sebagai akibat gravitasi
🇵🇭Filipino
timbang
ang patayong puwersa na ginagawa ng isang masa bilang resulta ng grabidad
🇲🇾Malay
berat badan
daya menegak yang dikenakan oleh jisim akibat graviti
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
وزن
القوة العمودية التي تؤثر بها الكتلة نتيجة الجاذبية
🇮🇷Persian
وزن
نیروی عمودی که توسط یک جرم در نتیجه گرانش اعمال می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
ağırlık
yerçekiminin bir sonucu olarak bir kütlenin uyguladığı dikey kuvvet
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִשׁקָל
הכוח האנכי שמפעילה מסה כתוצאה מכוח הכבידה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'weight'?
The primary meaning of 'weight' is 'the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'weight' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'weight' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'weight' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'weight' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'weight' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'weight' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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