weigh
To find how heavy something is by using a machine like a scale.
To measure how heavy something or someone is, usually using scales.
To be a certain number of kilos, pounds, etc.
To have a particular weight when measured.
To think a lot about something and compare good and bad points before you decide.
To think carefully about something, especially by comparing its advantages and disadvantages, before making a decision.
To make someone feel heavy in their mind because of worry, sadness, or guilt.
To cause someone to feel worried, sad, or guilty in a way that stays on their mind.
To be an important reason that helps make a result or decision happen.
To influence the outcome of a decision, judgment, or situation, often to a noticeable degree.
To pick something up to feel how heavy it is, not using a scale.
To lift something, usually in your hand, in order to feel how heavy it is.
To lift the heavy metal anchor from the sea so a ship can start to move.
To raise a ship’s anchor from the bottom of the water so that the ship can move.
- Base: weigh
- 3rd Person Singular: weighs
- Present Participle: weighing
- Past: weighed
weigh against
1compare negative points with positives
To compare bad or difficult things with good things before you decide.
- 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
1make heavy or burdened
To make something or someone heavy or full of problems so they cannot move or feel free easily.
- The backpack was weighed down with books.
- She felt weighed down by responsibility.
- Debt continues to weigh down the company.
weigh in
1join a discussion with an opinion
To join a talk or argument by saying what you think.
- 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
1have a stated official weight
To be a certain weight when you are officially measured, for example in sports or reports.
- 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
1cause lasting worry or guilt
To stay in someone’s mind and make them feel worried, sad, or guilty.
- 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
1consider advantages and disadvantages
To think about the good and bad sides of something before you decide.
- 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
1think carefully about something
To think carefully about something, looking at the good and bad points before you decide.
- 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
1influence someone’s judgment
To be important and help shape what someone decides or thinks.
- 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
1speak very carefully
To think carefully about what you say so you do not make a mistake or hurt someone.
- 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
1raise a boat's anchor
To lift a boat's anchor out of the water so the boat can start moving again.
- 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
2raise a ship’s anchor
To lift the heavy metal anchor from the sea so the ship can start to move.
- 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.