weigh
gb/wˈeɪ/ us/wˈeɪ/
A2
Engleză
~ 6600
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
A2
action
1
measure how heavy something is
To find how heavy something is by using a machine like a scale.
Tipar de utilizare:
to weigh [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse "weigh" (verb) with "weight" (noun). Use "weigh" for the action (e.g., "They will weigh the box") and "weight" for the thing itself (e.g., "The weight of the box is 5 kilos").
Sinonime
measure (More general; can refer to length, size, or volume as well as weight.)
Colocații
weigh yourself
|weigh the luggage
|weigh the baby
|weigh the ingredients
|weigh the package
Teme
daily life
|health
|science
|daily_life
Exemple
- Please weigh the luggage before we leave for the airport.
- The nurse weighed the baby and wrote the number down.
- I need to weigh these letters to see how many stamps they need.
- They carefully weighed each ingredient before baking the cake.
- At the clinic, you will be asked to remove your shoes before they weigh you.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The doctor weighs me every month.
- She weighed the box on the scale.
- Please weigh this bag for me.
- He weighs the fruit before he sells it.
Verb
A2
state
2
have a particular weight
To be a certain number of kilos, pounds, etc.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] weighs [amount]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say "is weigh" instead of using "weigh" as the main verb. Say "The box weighs 10 kilos," not "The box is weigh 10 kilos." Also, do not add "is" before numbers: say "He weighs 70 kilos," not "He weighs is 70 kilos."
Sinonime
have a weight of (More formal and less common, mainly in written or technical contexts.)
Colocații
weigh 10 kilos
|weigh 150 pounds
|weigh a ton
|weigh more than
|weigh less than
Teme
daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
|science
Exemple
- The parcel weighs just under two kilograms.
- My dog weighs about 25 kilos now.
- This laptop weighs less than a kilo.
- The car weighs more than a ton.
- How much do you weigh, if you don't mind my asking?
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The bag weighs five kilos.
- My brother weighs 80 kilos.
- This book is heavy; it weighs a lot.
- The baby now weighs three kilos.
Verb
B2
action
3
consider something carefully
To think a lot about something and compare good and bad points before you decide.
Tipar de utilizare:
to weigh [options/possibilities/arguments/evidence]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "think about" where "weigh" would sound better in formal or careful contexts. "Think about" is fine in everyday speech, but "weigh the options" or "weigh the pros and cons" is more natural when you want to show serious, measured thinking.
Sinonime
consider (More general and common; does not always suggest comparing pros and cons as strongly as "weigh".)
|
evaluate (Often more formal or technical; strong focus on judging value or quality.)
Antonime
ignore (To pay no attention at all, without thinking carefully.)
Colocații
weigh the pros and cons
|weigh the options
|carefully weigh
|weigh the evidence
|weigh a decision
Teme
thinking
|business
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- We need to weigh the options before choosing a supplier.
- The committee will weigh all the evidence before reaching a verdict.
- She spent days weighing the pros and cons of moving abroad.
- Investors are weighing the risks of entering the market now.
- You should carefully weigh your words before speaking to the press.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We must weigh the pros and cons before we decide.
- He is weighing his options about which job to take.
- The judge will weigh the evidence.
- She weighed the idea for a long time before saying yes.
Verb
C1
action
4
be a heavy mental burden
To make someone feel heavy in their mind because of worry, sadness, or guilt.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] weighs on [someone]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes try to say *"is heavy on my mind"* instead of the natural phrase "weighs on my mind." Use "weighs on" to show that a feeling or thought stays with you and makes you feel bad or worried.
Sinonime
burden (Often stronger and can refer to both emotional and practical responsibilities.)
|
trouble (More general; may sound less serious or less long‑lasting than "weigh on".)
Antonime
relieve (To remove or lessen worry or stress, doing the opposite of weighing on someone.)
Colocații
weigh on my mind
|weigh heavily on him
|guilt weighed on her
|responsibility weighs on
|the decision weighs on
Teme
emotions
|mental health
|health
Exemple
- The mistake still weighs on her, even after all these years.
- His father's expectations weighed heavily on him.
- The decision to fire staff weighed on the manager for weeks.
- The responsibility of leading the team weighs on me.
- The secret began to weigh on his conscience.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- His problem weighs on him every day.
- The bad news weighs on her mind.
- This big choice weighs on me.
- The lie started to weigh on his heart.
Verb
C1
action
5
influence or affect a decision
To be an important reason that helps make a result or decision happen.
Tipar de utilizare:
[factor] weighs [in/with/against] [someone/something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with simply "being heavy." In this meaning, "weigh" is abstract: it is about importance in a decision, not physical weight. For example, "His experience weighed in his favor" means his experience helped the decision, not that he is physically heavy.
Sinonime
influence (Very general; does not always suggest the idea of "more or less important" as strongly as "weigh".)
|
count (Informal; focuses on something mattering, but not as strongly image‑based as "weigh".)
Antonime
be irrelevant (To have no effect on the decision or result.)
Colocații
weigh in someone’s favor
|weigh heavily against
|weigh with the jury
|experience weighs heavily
|costs weighed against
Teme
law
|business
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Her years of experience weighed in her favor during the interview.
- The high cost of the project weighed heavily against it.
- Public opinion will weigh with the judge when he sets the sentence.
- Environmental concerns weighed strongly in the committee's decision.
- Previous complaints against the company weighed against their application.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Her good record weighed in her favor.
- The price weighed against the plan.
- His past mistakes weighed against him.
- Safety issues weighed in their decision.
Verb
C1
action
6
lift to test the weight
To pick something up to feel how heavy it is, not using a scale.
Tipar de utilizare:
to weigh [something] in your hand
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think this always involves a machine, because of the common scale-related meaning. In this sense, you are only using your hand to guess the weight, not to get a number.
Sinonime
heft (Less common; focuses very specifically on lifting to test weight.)
Colocații
weigh it in his hand
|weigh the letter in her palm
|weigh the possibilities in his hand (literal)
|weigh the stone experimentally
Teme
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- He weighed the letter in his hand, wondering what could be inside.
- She picked up the melon and weighed it in her palm before buying it.
- The jeweler weighed the gold coin in his hand, then placed it on the scales.
- I weighed the backpack in my hand and decided to leave a few books out.
- He weighed the hammer in his hand before swinging it.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He weighed the apple in his hand.
- She weighed the box in her hand before putting it down.
- The man weighed the stone in one hand and then the other.
- I weighed the bag in my hand to see if it was too heavy.
Verb
C2
action
7
raise a ship’s anchor
To lift the heavy metal anchor from the sea so a ship can start to move.
Tipar de utilizare:
to weigh anchor
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think "weigh anchor" means to measure how heavy the anchor is. In fact, it is a fixed nautical phrase meaning to RAISE the anchor so the ship can move.
Sinonime
raise (the anchor) (More general; does not carry the traditional nautical flavor of "weigh anchor".)
Antonime
drop anchor (To lower the anchor into the water so that the ship stays in one place.)
Colocații
weigh anchor
|prepare to weigh anchor
|order the crew to weigh anchor
Teme
transport
|nautical
|travel
|transportation
Exemple
- At dawn, the captain ordered the crew to weigh anchor.
- We will weigh anchor at first light and head for the open sea.
- They weighed anchor and slowly left the harbor.
- Once the storm had passed, the ship weighed anchor and resumed its journey.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The ship will weigh anchor in the morning.
- They weighed anchor and left the port.
- After the fog cleared, the boat weighed anchor.
- The captain told the sailors to weigh anchor.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
weigh
IPA
GB/wˈeɪ/
US/wˈeɪ/
Silabe și accent
weigh (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (weigh)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: weigh
- 3rd Person Singular: weighs
- Present Participle: weighing
- Past: weighed
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
weighs
verb
weighing
verb
weighed
verb
Core family
weight
noun A2
overweight
adjective B1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
weightless
adjective
Advanced or less common
Expresii
weigh against
1/wˈeɪ əɡˈɛnst/
phrasal verb
compare negative points with positives
To compare bad or difficult things with good things before you decide.
Exemple
- You have to weigh the risks against the possible rewards.
- His lack of experience was weighed against his strong motivation.
- We weighed the higher salary against the longer commute.
weigh down
1/wˈeɪ dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
make heavy or burdened
To make something or someone heavy or full of problems so they cannot move or feel free easily.
Exemple
- The backpack was weighed down with books.
- She felt weighed down by responsibility.
- Debt continues to weigh down the company.
weigh in
1/wˈeɪ ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
join a discussion with an opinion
To join a talk or argument by saying what you think.
Exemple
- Experts have weighed in on the new government policy.
- Feel free to weigh in if you have any ideas.
- Several users weighed in on the forum, sharing their experiences.
weigh in at
1/wˈeɪ ˈɪn ˈæt/
fixed phrase
have a stated official weight
To be a certain weight when you are officially measured, for example in sports or reports.
Exemple
- The boxer weighed in at 72 kilos.
- The new model weighs in at just under one kilogram.
- The baby weighed in at 3.2 kilos at birth.
weigh on
1/wˈeɪ ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
cause lasting worry or guilt
To stay in someone’s mind and make them feel worried, sad, or guilty.
Exemple
- The accident still weighs on him years later.
- Money problems were beginning to weigh on the family.
- Her harsh words weighed on his mind all night.
weigh the pros and cons
1/wˈeɪ ðə pɹˈoʊz ˈænd kˈɑnz/
fixed phrase
consider advantages and disadvantages
To think about the good and bad sides of something before you decide.
Exemple
- We should weigh the pros and cons before changing suppliers.
- Before quitting his job, he weighed the pros and cons carefully.
- They spent hours weighing the pros and cons of moving abroad.
weigh up
1/wˈeɪ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
think carefully about something
To think carefully about something, looking at the good and bad points before you decide.
Exemple
- We need to weigh up all the options before we sign the contract.
- She spent the weekend weighing up whether to accept the job offer.
- Before buying a house, they weighed up the pros and cons of moving.
weigh with
1/wˈeɪ wˈɪθ/
phrasal verb
formal
influence someone’s judgment
To be important and help shape what someone decides or thinks.
Exemple
- Her honesty will weigh with the jury.
- The views of local residents weighed heavily with the council.
- Past performance weighed with investors when they chose the fund.
weigh your words
1/wˈeɪ jˈʊɹ wˈɚdz/
fixed phrase
speak very carefully
To think carefully about what you say so you do not make a mistake or hurt someone.
Exemple
- He weighed his words carefully before answering the reporter.
- In sensitive talks, diplomats must weigh their words.
- You should weigh your words when talking to your boss.
weigh anchor
1/wˈeɪ ˈæŋkɚ/
fixed phrase
literary
raise a boat's anchor
To lift a boat's anchor out of the water so the boat can start moving again.
Exemple
- At first light, the crew weighed anchor and headed for open sea.
- The ship will weigh anchor at dawn and continue its journey.
- Once the storm passed, they weighed anchor and left the bay.
weigh anchor
2/wˈeɪ ˈæŋkɚ/
fixed phrase
raise a ship’s anchor
To lift the heavy metal anchor from the sea so the ship can start to move.
Exemple
- They weighed anchor at sunrise and set sail for the islands.
- Once the fog lifted, the captain ordered the crew to weigh anchor.
- We will weigh anchor tomorrow if the weather improves.