American English pronunciation
How to pronounce weigh
IPA transcription: ['weɪ]
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Verb
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show consideration for; take into account
“You must consider her age”
“The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient”
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have weight; have import, carry weight
“It does not matter much”
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have a certain weight
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determine the weight of
“The butcher weighed the chicken”
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to be oppressive or burdensome; ,
“weigh heavily on the mind”
“Something pressed on his mind”
Usage examples
- The weights in W can be negative.
- Elementary school students competing in wrestling have multiple ways weight classes are determined.
- He felt weighted down by the centuries of time since the Pyramids had been built.
- Low birth-weight, preterm infants are susceptible to "Mycoplasma" infections.
- The more important the criteria the higher the weighting it should be given.
- Andrew Gotterson added the lead weight to the blade.
- You're worth your weight in gold.
- Weight gain is a common side-effect of certain psychiatric medications.
- Rails weighing were spiked onto the face of ties long.
- You're worth your weight in gold.