Weigh

//weɪ//

Definitions

verbweighs · weighing · weighed

1
To determine the weight of an object.
2
Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.
3
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
Similar
assess price value

nounweighs

1
The act of weighing, of measuring the weight
Give the sugar a quick weigh.

name

1
A surname.

Word Origin

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, tr...

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