weigh

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To have a particular weight.

   The baby weighs almost four kilos now.

2. 2
   verb

   To measure how heavy something or someone is.

   The butcher weighed the chicken before wrapping it.

3. 3
   verb

   To think about something carefully before making a decision.

   You should weigh the costs and benefits before you buy a house.

4. 4
   verb

   To worry someone or feel like a heavy burden (often with 'on').

   The possible outcomes weigh heavily on their minds.

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, transport”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wey, wee, Dutch wegen, German wiegen, wägen, Danish veje, Norwegian Bokmål veie, Norwegian Nynorsk vega. Doublet of wedge, wagon, way, and vector.

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