English Explanatory Dictionary

weigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To determine the weight of an object.
  2. Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
  3. To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
  4. To judge; to estimate.
  5. To consider a subject.
  6. To have a certain weight.
  7. To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
  8. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
  9. To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
  10. To weigh anchor.
  11. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
  12. To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
noun
  1. The act of weighing, of measuring the weight
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

wā /weɪ/ en-us-weigh.ogg

Word forms

weigh weighs weighing weighed waye weye

Etymology

From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wey, wee, Dutch wegen, German wiegen, wägen, Danish veje, Norwegian Bokmål veie, Norwegian Nynorsk vega. Doublet of wedge, wagon, way, and vector.

Synonyms

assess price value appraise apprise apprize esteem evaluate judge prize rate valuate weigh worthen

Related words

weight

Derived words

aweigh beweigh downweigh foreweigh overweigh weigh against weigh a ton weigh down weigh enough weigh in the balance weigh in weigh-in weigh off weigh on weigh one's words weigh out weight weighty weigh up weigh station weigh boat weigh house
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