Meaning

24 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.

    Gewicht

    весves, тяжестьtjažestʹ

    ва́гаváha

    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

  2. (countable, uncountable)An object used to make something heavier.

    Gewicht

    грузgruz

  3. (countable, uncountable)A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

    Gewicht

    ги́ряgírja

    ги́ряhýrja

    a unit used to measure weight

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Importance or influence.

    Gewicht

    весves

    the relative importance granted to something

  5. (countable, uncountable)An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

    He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.

    a system of units used to express the weight of something

  6. (countable, uncountable)Viscosity rating.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).

  8. (countable, proscribed, uncountable)Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).

  9. (countable, uncountable)Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).

    I'm the same weight as I was ten years ago.

  10. Ellipsis of weight function.

    (countable, uncountable)A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

  11. (countable, especially, uncountable)Emphasis applied to a given criterion.

  12. (countable, uncountable)The smallest cardinality of a base.

Examples

1445 sentences
  1. I'm just worried about my weight.

    Я просто занепокоєний моєю вагою.

    deIch mach mir nur Sorgen um mein Gewicht.

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  2. He tried to reduce his weight.

    Він намагався схуднути.

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  3. She really wants to lose weight.

    Вона дуже хоче схуднути.

    ruОна очень хочет похудеть.

    deSie will wirklich abnehmen.

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  4. I'm very worried about my weight.

    Я дуже стурбований своєю вагою.

    ruМеня очень беспокоит мой вес.

    deIch mache mir große Sorgen um mein Gewicht.

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  5. I have to lose some weight.

    Мені треба трохи схуднути.

    ruМне надо немного похудеть.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
weight for training muscles:
force due to gravity:
Русский
By meaning 4
weight for training muscles:
statistics: multiplier:
force due to gravity:
object to make something heavier:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
weight for training muscles:

Origin

From Middle English weight, weiȝte, weght, wight, from Old English wiht, ġewiht (“weight”)

From Middle English weight, weiȝte, weght, wight, from Old English wiht, ġewiht (“weight”), from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz ("weight"; compare *weganą (“to move”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move; pull; draw; drive”). Equivalent to weigh + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

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Forms

plural: weights
Singularweight
Pluralweights

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms:free weightexercising weight
  • the relative importance granted to something:weightiness
  • (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance:weighting
  • a unit used to measure weight:weight unit
  • a system of units used to express the weight of something:system of weights

Word family

121 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • lose weight
  • to lose weight
  • lose some weight
  • lot of weight
  • gained weight
  • the same weight
  • put on weight
  • some weight
  • a little weight
  • same weight as
  • same weight
  • much weight

See also

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