weigh

About 4.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To determine the weight of an object.
2. verb 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.

3. verb To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

   You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.

4. verb To judge; to estimate.
5. verb To consider a subject. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
6. verb To have a certain weight.

   I weigh ten and a half stone.

7. verb To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
8. verb To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

Similar words

press count consider matter raise balance put lift bring participate

Often followed by

the more in and about a heavily up it

Word family

weighable weighed weigher weighers weighing weighs