Meaning

12 senses
  1. (transitive)To determine the weight of an object.

    wiegen, wägen

    взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ

    зва́жуватиzvážuvaty, зва́житиzvážyty

    determine the weight of

  2. (transitive)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.

    have a certain weight

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

    You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.

    He took a long time weighing his options.

    abwägen

    взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ

  4. (transitive)To consider a subject.

    erwägen

    взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ

  5. (copulative, intransitive, stative)To have a certain weight.

    I weigh ten and a half stone.

    wiegen

    ве́ситьvésitʹ

    ва́житиvážyty

    have weight; have import, carry weight

  6. (intransitive)To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

    lasten, (schwer) liegen

  7. (intransitive)To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

  8. (transitive)To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

    hieven, lichten

  9. (intransitive)To weigh anchor.

    abwiegen, auswiegen

    взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ, отвешиватьotvešivatʹ

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

  11. (figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)To judge; to estimate.

  12. (obsolete)To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

Examples

495 sentences
  1. How much do you weigh now?

    Скільки ти зараз важиш?

    ruСколько ты сейчас весишь?

    deWie viel wiegst du jetzt?

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  2. Tom weighs more than Mary does.

    Том важить більше, ніж Мері.

    ruТом весит больше Мэри.

    deTom wiegt mehr als Maria.

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  3. Tom weighs more than I do.

    Том важить більше за мене.

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  4. I weighed myself on the bathroom scales.

    Я зважився на вагах у ванній кімнаті.

    ruЯ взвесился на весах в ванной.

    deIch habe mich auf der Waage im Badezimmer gewogen.

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  5. Tom doesn't know how much Mary weighs.

    Том не знає, скільки важить Мері.

    ruТом не знает, сколько весит Мэри.

    deTom weiß nicht, was Mary wiegt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to determine the weight of an object:
to have a certain weight:
Русский
By meaning 3
to determine the weight of an object:
to have a certain weight:
to weigh out:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to determine the weight of an object:
to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object:
to consider a subject:
to weigh on; to be heavy, to press down:
nautical: to raise an anchor:
to weigh out:

Origin

From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from P

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”).

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Forms

weighs, weighing, weighed, weighed
Base formweigh · to weigh
3rd person singularweighs
Present participleweighing
Past simpleweighed
Past participleweighed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyweigh
he, she, itweighs

Past simpleLesson

all personsweighed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave weighed
he, she, ithas weighed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill weigh

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • weighs more than
  • weighs a lot
  • shorter and weighs
  • weighs more
  • weighs about three
  • weigh as much
  • weighs kilograms
  • weigh yourself
  • weighs much

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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