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weigh

/weɪ/verb1 syllable

Weigh means: show consideration for; take into account.

Synonyms for weigh14

verb, as in show consideration for; take into account

consider, count

verb, as in have weight; have import, carry weight

count, matter

verb, as in have a certain weight

librate

verb, as in determine the weight of

librate

verb, as in to be oppressive or burdensome

press

also used for weigh

assess, price, value, appraise, apprise, apprize, esteem, evaluate, judge

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What does weigh mean?5

verb

1

show consideration for; take into account“You must consider her age”

2

have weight; have import, carry weight“It does not matter much”

3

have a certain weight

4

determine the weight of“The butcher weighed the chicken”

5

to be oppressive or burdensome“weigh heavily on the mind”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with weigh?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for weigh, grouped by syllable

Weigh in a sentence

  • An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources.steverules123
  • Gorillas can lift up to ten times their weight, and they weigh a lot.rul
  • How tall are you, and how much do you weigh?CM
  • This memory weighs, as a nightmare would, on my soul.belgavox
  • Which weighs less, a kilogram of gold or a kilogram of silver?AlanF_US
  • You can weigh your baggage in this balance.unknown
  • A good specimen might weigh up to a kilo.CM
  • Boxers have to weigh in before a fight.darinmex

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Forms of weigh

as a verb

past tense
weighed
present participle
weighing
third-person singular
weighs
past participle
weighed