Weigh

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• wā, /weɪ/, /weI/

  Homophones: way, whey

  Rhymes: -eɪ

Transitive verb

to weigh (weighs , weighed , weighing)

1. To determine the weight of an object.
2. (metaphorical) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object

   You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.

3. To consider a subject.
4. (Nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

Translations

• : punnita (1)

Intransitive verb

to weigh (weighs , weighed , weighing)

Translations

• : painaa

Related terms

• weight
• weigh down
• weigh up