English

Etymology
Old English wegan, from Germanic. Cognate with Scots wey, Dutch wegen, German bewegen.

Pronunciation
AHD|w�, IPA|/weɪ/, SAMPA|/weI/
audio|en-us-weigh.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪ

Homophones
way
wey
whey (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To determine the weight of an object.
2. transitive 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.

1. context|transitive|metaphorical To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

#: You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.

1. transitive To consider a subject.

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|251b-c.
#*: For anyone can weigh in with the quick objection that it is impossible for what is many to be one

1. intransitive To have a certain weight.

#: I weigh ten and a half stone.

1. context|nautical|transitive To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

Translations
trans-top|to determine the weight of an object
Czech: vážit
Finnish: punnita
Kurdish: KUchar|ک�شا�
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (omosa wo hakaru)
Russian: взве�ива�� (vzv'éšivat�) impf, взве�и�� (vzv'ésit�) pf
Swedish: t|sv|väga
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trans-top|to weigh out
Finnish: punnita, mitata
trans-mid
Russian: взве�ива�� (vzv'éšivat�) impf, взве�и�� (vzv'ésit�) pf
Swedish: t|sv|väga (upp)
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trans-top|to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object
Finnish: punnita, arvioida
trans-mid
Russian: взве�ива�� (vzv'éšivat�) impf, взве�и�� (vzv'ésit�) pf
Swedish: t|sv|väga
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trans-top|to consider a subject
Finnish: punnita, puntaroida
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (kinikakeru)
Russian: взве�ива�� (vzv'éšivat�) impf, взве�и�� (vzv'ésit�) pf
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trans-top|to have a certain weight
Finnish: painaa
trans-mid
Russian: ве�и�� (v'ésit') impf
Swedish: t|sv|väga
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trans-top|nautical: to raise an anchor
Finnish: nostaa (ankkuri)
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (batsuby�-suru), ����� (ikari-wo-ageru)
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ز� (wázana)
ttbc|CJKV Characters: 稱
ttbc|Chinese: 稱 (chèng)
ttbc|Dutch: wegen
ttbc|French: peser (1,2,3), lever (l'ancre) (4)
ttbc|German: wiegen
ttbc|Hebrew: שק� (shaqal)
ttbc|Hungarian: súlya van
ttbc|Italian: pesare
ttbc|Korean: 무�를 �� (mugereul dalda)
ttbc|Portuguese: pesar
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Related terms
top2
weigh down
weigh in
weight
mid2
weighty
weigh up
weigh on
bottom2

Category:English homophones

fa:weigh
fr:weigh
io:weigh
it:weigh
ja:weigh
pl:weigh
fi:weigh
sv:weigh
ta:weigh
te:weigh
vi:weigh
zh:weigh

• 2008-01-02 13:04 - Mike - /* Verb */ sv check

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