weigh on
To cause distress to or impose a burden onTo cause distress to or impose a burden on; to trouble.
» I weighed myself on the bathroom scales.
Ich habe mich auf der Waage im Badezimmer gewogen.
Я взвесился на весах в ванной.
Я зважився на вагах у ванній кімнаті.
Я зважилася на вагах у ванній кімнаті.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To cause distress to or impose a burden on; to trouble.
- be oppressive or disheartening to
Examples
33 sentencesI weighed myself on the bathroom scales.
Я зважився на вагах у ванній кімнаті. — deniko
ruЯ взвесился на весах в ванной. — marafon
deIch habe mich auf der Waage im Badezimmer gewogen. — al_ex_an_der
The responsibility weighed heavily on me.
deDie Verantwortung lastete schwer auf mir. — brauchinet
His lie weighed on his conscience.
The matter weighs on her mind.
This weighed heavily on my mind.
deDas wog schwer auf meiner Seele. — Esperantostern
Forms
weighs on, weighing on, weighed on, weighed on| Base form | weigh on · to weigh on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | weighs on |
| Present participle | weighing on |
| Past simple | weighed on |
| Past participle | weighed on |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- weigh upTo assess a person or a situation.
- weigh offTo sentence (a prisoner).
- weigh outTo divide (something) into portions by weight.
- weigh onTo cause distress to or impose a burden on; to trouble.
- weigh inTo undergo a weigh-in.
- weigh downTo act as a ballast for.
- weigh againstTo be disadvantageous to someone.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- be oppressive or disheartening to:weigh down
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb