weigh
To determine the weight of an object.
Other meanings
Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
“He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.”
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
“You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.”
Related words
- aweigh
- foreweigh
- beweigh
- downweigh
- overweigh
- weigh down
- weigh on
- weight
- weighty
- weigh up
- weigh against
- weigh enough
Word history
From Old English "wegan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “weigh” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.