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Meaning of weigh in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

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weigh

/weɪ/

Phonetics

/weɪ/

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verb

  • To determine the weight of an object.

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

    Example: He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.
  • To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

    Example: You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
  • To judge; to estimate.

  • To consider a subject.

  • To have a certain weight.

    Example: I weigh ten and a half stone.
  • To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

  • To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

  • To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

  • To weigh anchor.

  • To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.

  • To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.