weight

CEFRA2

/weɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    How heavy someone or something is.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

Examples

  • It is about 76 kilos in weight.

  • It's too bad that I don't need to lose weight.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An object used to make something heavier.

  2. The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.

  3. An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

More examples

In context

  • The ice will give under your weight.

  • He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.

  • Another knight came to settle on the island, a man of much weight and position, on whom the Adelantados of all the island relied, and who was made a magistrate.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English weight, weiȝte, weght, wight, from Old English wiht, ġewiht (“weight”), from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz ("weight"; compare *weganą (“to move”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move; pull; draw; drive”). Equivalent to weigh + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots wecht, weicht (“weight”), Saterland Frisian Wächte (“scale”), Gewicht (“weight”), West Frisian gewicht (“weight”), Dutch gewicht (“weight”), German Low German Wicht, Gewicht (“weight”), German Wucht (“massiveness, force”), Gewicht (“weight”).