weigh
🇺🇸
/weɪ/
🇬🇧
/weɪ/
verb
B1
to be a certain amount of heavy
We need to weigh this box to see how heavy it is.
B1
to find out how heavy something is
Let's weigh the fruit to know its exact weight.
R
to think carefully about something before deciding
We must weigh our options before making a choice.
R
to affect someone's opinion or a result
His experience will weigh in our decision.
R
to lift an anchor before sailing
The crew will weigh the anchor before we depart.
translation
to be a certain amount of heavy; to find out how heavy something is; to think carefully about something before deciding; to affect someone's opinion or a result; to lift an anchor before sailing
Word Forms
3rd Present
weighs
Past
weighed
Perfect
weighed
Progressive
weighing