weigh

CEFRB1

/weɪ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To measure how heavy someone or something is.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.

Examples

  • An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources.

  • On average, these packages weigh two pounds.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To determine the weight of an object.

  2. To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

  3. To consider a subject.

More examples

In context

  • You must weigh the ingredients carefully before starting to bake the cake.

  • He took a long time weighing his options.

  • He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wey, wee, Dutch wegen, German wiegen, wägen, Danish veje, Norwegian Bokmål veie, Norwegian Nynorsk vega. Doublet of wedge, wagon, way, and vector.