weigh
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- pronunciation:
- weI
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
weighs, weighing, weighed |
| definition 1: |
When you weigh something, you measure how heavy it is by using a scale. People can also weigh themselves and other people to see how heavy they are.
The clerk weighed the cheese.The nurse weighed the baby.Ms. Kitts weighed herself at the gym.
- similar words:
- gauge
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| definition 2: |
When you weigh an idea, you think about it carefully before making a decision.
Mr. Jones weighed his choices before he made his final decision.- synonyms:
- consider, ponder
- similar words:
- calculate, entertain, evaluate, study
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| definition 3: |
When something weighs ten pounds, it means that ten pounds is how heavy it is.
That bag of potatoes weighs five pounds.Amber weighs ten pounds more than she did last year.
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| definition 4: |
When something weighs on you, it worries you, and it doesn't go away.
Feelings of guilt weighed on the driver even though the accident wasn't his fault.- similar words:
- prey
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| related words: |
count, entertain, judge, regard, view |
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| derivations: |
weighable (adj.), weigher (n.) |
The words
weigh,
way, and
whey sound alike but have different meanings.