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   weigh

   /weɪ/

   verb

   • 1. find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales: "weigh yourself on the day you begin the diet" Similar measure the weight ofmeasure how heavy someone/something isput someone/something on the scales
   • ▪ have a specified weight: "when the twins were born they weighed ten pounds" Similar tip/turn the scales atcome to
   • ▪ balance in the hands to guess or as if to guess the weight of: "she picked up the brick and weighed it in her right hand"
   • 2. assess the nature or importance of, especially with a view to a decision or action: "the consequences of the move would need to be very carefully weighed" Similar considercontemplatethink aboutgive thought toentertain the idea ofdeliberate aboutturn over in one's mindmull overchew overreflect onruminate aboutmuse onassessappraiseanalyseinvestigateinquire intolook intomake inquiries intoexaminescrutinizeresearchreviewexploreprobestudysurveyinspecttake stock ofthink onOpposite ignoretake on trust
   • ▪ influence a decision or action; be considered important: "arguments which weighed in favour of publication" Similar influencehave influence withbe influential tocarry weight withcount withtell withmatter tobe important tobe significant tomean something tomake an impression onget toregister with

   Word Origin Old Englishwegan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wegen ‘weigh’, German bewegen ‘move’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vehere ‘convey’. Early senses included ‘transport from one place to another’ and ‘raise up’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. weighable adjective
   • 2. weigher noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • E

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   • I

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