weight
The downwards force an object experiences due to gravityThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
» I'm just worried about my weight.
Ich mach mir nur Sorgen um mein Gewicht.
Ich mach mir nur Sorgen um meine Figur.
Я просто занепокоєний моєю вагою.
Meaning
24 senses(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
(countable, uncountable)An object used to make something heavier.
Gewicht
грузgruz
(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
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Importance or influence.
Gewicht
весves
the relative importance granted to something
(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
(countable, uncountable)Viscosity rating.
(countable, uncountable)Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
(countable, proscribed, uncountable)Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
(countable, uncountable)Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
I'm the same weight as I was ten years ago.
Ellipsis of weight function.
(countable, uncountable)A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
(countable, especially, uncountable)Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
(countable, uncountable)The smallest cardinality of a base.
Examples
1445 sentencesI'm just worried about my weight.
Я просто занепокоєний моєю вагою. — brambury
deIch mach mir nur Sorgen um mein Gewicht. — virgil
He tried to reduce his weight.
Він намагався схуднути. — deniko
She really wants to lose weight.
Вона дуже хоче схуднути. — deniko
ruОна очень хочет похудеть. — pandabear
deSie will wirklich abnehmen. — Yorwba
I'm very worried about my weight.
Я дуже стурбований своєю вагою. — deniko
ruМеня очень беспокоит мой вес. — averoes
deIch mache mir große Sorgen um mein Gewicht. — Yorwba
I have to lose some weight.
Мені треба трохи схуднути. — deniko
ruМне надо немного похудеть. — marafon
Translations
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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: weightsSynonyms
7 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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