weigh
To determine the weight of an objectTo determine the weight of an object.
» How much do you weigh now?
Wie viel wiegst du jetzt?
Сколько ты сейчас весишь?
Скільки ти зараз важиш?
Скільки ви зараз важите?
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To determine the weight of an object.
wiegen, wägen
взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ
зва́жуватиzvážuvaty, зва́житиzvážyty
determine the weight of
(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
(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
(transitive)To consider a subject.
erwägen
взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ
(copulative, intransitive, stative)To have a certain weight.
I weigh ten and a half stone.
wiegen
ве́ситьvésitʹ
ва́житиvážyty
have weight; have import, carry weight
(intransitive)To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
lasten, (schwer) liegen
(intransitive)To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
(transitive)To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
hieven, lichten
(intransitive)To weigh anchor.
abwiegen, auswiegen
взве́шиватьvzvéšivatʹ, взве́ситьvzvésitʹ, отвешиватьotvešivatʹ
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
(figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)To judge; to estimate.
(obsolete)To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
Examples
495 sentencesHow much do you weigh now?
Скільки ти зараз важиш?
ruСколько ты сейчас весишь?
deWie viel wiegst du jetzt?
Tom weighs more than Mary does.
Том важить більше, ніж Мері.
ruТом весит больше Мэри.
deTom wiegt mehr als Maria.
Tom weighs more than I do.
Том важить більше за мене.
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.
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.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from PFrom 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, weighedPhrasal 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
19 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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