weighweigh /weɪ/ ●●● S3 W3 verb 
The young birds weigh only a few grams. Do you know how much it weighs? What (=how much) do you weigh? The box was full of books and weighed a ton (=was very heavy).GRAMMAR: Linking verbsWeigh is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with a noun, often an amount: · The package weighed several kilos.2measure weight [transitive] to use a machine to discover how much something or someone weighs: He weighed some potatoes on the scales.weigh yourself Have you weighed yourself lately?3consider/compare (also weigh up) [transitive] to consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it: It is my job to weigh the evidence.weigh something against something We have to weigh the benefits of the scheme against the costs.4influence [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to influence someone’s opinion and the decision that they makeweigh against This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area.weigh in somebody's/something’s favour These facts will weigh in your favour.weigh with Her evidence weighed strongly with the judge.5weigh your words to think very carefully about what you say because you do not want to say the wrong thing: He was weighing his words carefully.6weigh anchor to raise an anchor and sail awayweigh somebody down phrasal verb1if something weighs you down, it is heavy and difficult to carrybe weighed down with something Sally was weighed down with shopping bags.2if a problem weighs you down, it makes you feel worried and upsetbe weighed down by/with something He felt weighed down by his responsibilities. a family weighed down with griefweigh in phrasal verb1to have your weight measured before taking part in a competitionweigh in at Higgins weighed in at just over 100 kilos. → weigh-in2informal to join in an argument or fightweigh in with The chairman then weighed in with his views.weigh on somebody/something phrasal verb to make someone feel worried and upset: The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators. I’m sure there’s something weighing on his mind. The burden of responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders.weigh something ↔ out phrasal verb to measure an amount of something by weighing it: She weighed out half a kilo of rice.weigh somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1to consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it: We’re still weighing up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages) of the two options.2to watch someone and listen to them carefully so that you can form an opinion about what they are like: I could see that he was weighing me up.
WORD ORIGINweigh
Origin:
Old English wegan ‘to move, carry, weigh’VERB TABLE
weigh
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | weigh |
| he, she, it | weighs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | weighed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have weighed |
| he, she, it | has weighed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had weighed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will weigh |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have weighed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am weighing |
| he, she, it | is weighing | |
| you, we, they | are weighing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was weighing |
| you, we, they | were weighing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been weighing |
| he, she, it | has been weighing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been weighing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be weighing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been weighing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Weigh all the ingredients carefully before mixing them together.
- a special machine that weighs each truck and its cargo
- Allen is a fast runner, despite weighing 325 pounds and having a chest like a barrel.
- At all ages, men weigh more than women.
- Dieters shouldn't weigh themselves too often.
- Each whale was about 40 feet long and weighed 45 tonnes.
- Every time I weigh myself I seem to have got heavier!
- How much do you weigh, Diane?
- How much does this parcel weigh?
- I've never seen anything like it -- some of those cabbages must have weighed 8 pounds at least.
- I weigh eight stone now, exactly.
- I haven't had time to weigh all of my options.
- It'll take two of us to get it out of the car, it weighs a ton!
- Our portable computer weighs 7 pounds and costs about $4000
- She weighs about 58 kg.
- She didn't tell me how much the baby weighed.
- Some of their players weigh over 300 pounds.
- The blue whale is a vast creature, weighing up to 30 tons.
- What do you weigh -- a hundred kilos or so?
- You have to weigh the sugar exactly when you make wine.
- Both weighed exactly, the same: 475 pounds.
- It looked as though it weighed a ton and seemed to quiver every so often.
- She collects stones to weigh down her basket, but as there is no hurry she falls asleep on the bank.
- The Boston Globe nurse weighed each woman and measured her thighs before and after the experiment.
- The stones seemed not to weigh the room towards the earth but to be ready to lift it into the sky.
- They would probably weigh it and work out the value that way.
- Wasson said a steel truss weighing about 2 million pounds will be raised atop the northeast and southeast towers on May 20-21.
- What weighs on the other side of the scale?
Longman Language Activatorways of saying how heavy something or someone is
· How much do you weigh, Diane?· At all ages, men weigh more than women.weigh 20 lbs/2 tonnes/3.5 kilos etc · I weigh eight stone now, exactly.· I've never seen anything like it -- some of those cabbages must have weighed 8 pounds at least.weigh a ton informal (=be very heavy) · It'll take two of us to get it out of the car, it weighs a ton!
the amount that someone or something weighs: · Your weight is about right for someone of your height.· Top quality hams range in weight from eight to eighteen pounds.weight of: · The cost of postage depends on the weight of the package12 tonnes/3 kilos/2 pounds etc in weight: · The average sperm whale is 72 feet long and about 90 tons in weight. gain/put on weight (=become heavier than you were before): · It's true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight.· I think he looks better now that he's put on some weight.lose weight (=become less heavy than you were before): · I've been trying to lose weight for over a year now.weight loss (=when someone begins to weigh less than they did before): · Sudden or unexplained weight loss may be an early indication of health problems.birth weight (=what a baby weighs when it is born -- used in technical contexts): · Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants.
to weigh 5 kilos, 10 pounds etc: · Sandra's baby was only 4lb 7oz when it was born.· If the parcel is over 2 kilos, you have to pay 50p more.
use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy: · How heavy is the average small car?· I didn't realise how heavy each brick was until I tried to pick one up.· You'd be surprised how heavy these sacks are.
if a sports person weighs in at a particular weight, that is what they weigh just before a sports event: weigh in at 250 pounds/80 kilos etc: · The champion weighed in at 225 pounds before his last fight.
to measure how much something or someone weighs to measure the weight of a person or thing: · You have to weigh the sugar exactly when you make wine.· a special machine that weighs each truck and its cargoweigh yourself/himself etc: · Have you weighed yourself lately?
weighing a lot · That table's too heavy for you to lift on your own.· Boys are usually slightly heavier than girls at birth.· Heat the oil in a large, heavy saucepan.
spoken to be very heavy or to be a lot heavier than you expected: · What on earth have you got in this suitcase? It weighs a ton!· That piano weighs a ton. You'll need four men to lift it.
use this to say that something is very heavy: · Victory was easy for a man of his weight and strength.the weight of something: · Several branches had been torn from the trees by the weight of the snow.· Jim was staggering along under the weight of a huge box of encyclopaedias.
how heavy someone or something is to be a particular weight: · What do you weigh -- a hundred kilos or so?weigh 50 kilos/15 tons etc: · She weighs about 58 kg.· Each whale was about 40 feet long and weighed 45 tonnes.how much somebody/something weighs: · How much does this parcel weigh?· She didn't tell me how much the baby weighed.
to weigh five kilos, ten pounds etc: · Fortunately my suitcase was less than 25 kilos.· I've put on weight recently, so I'm probably about 120 kilos.
use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy: · Well, how heavy is your boat? would it go on top of the car?· You'd be surprised how heavy these boxes are.
the amount that something or someone weighs: · If you can guess the weight of the cake, you win a prize.· The cost of transportation depends on the weight of the load.· Premature babies have a low birth weight.· Vehicles over a certain weight are not allowed to use the bridge.
to measure something to find out the size or amount of something, by using a special tool, machine, or system: · Can you measure the desk to see if it'll fit into that corner?· The GNP figures measure the rate of growth in the economy.· Electrodes were attached to his chest in order to measure his heart rate.measure something at something: · Seismologists in Japan measured the earthquake at 7.7 on the Richter scale.· Some species of python have been measured at over 28 feet long.
to find out how heavy something is by measuring its weight with special equipment: · Weigh all the ingredients carefully before mixing them together.weigh yourself: · Every time I weigh myself I seem to have got heavier!
to measure how long it takes for someone to do something or for something to happen: · We timed how long it took us to get there.· The swimming teacher always times us over 100 metres.be timed at 20 miles per hour/3 minutes etc: · The fastest big cat, the cheetah, has been timed at over 60 mph.
to measure how hot someone is, how fast their heart is beating etc, as part of a medical examination: take somebody's pulse/temperature/blood pressure: · My mother took my temperature and sent me back to bed.· The doctor will take your blood pressure and check your weight.
to look at the number or result that a piece of equipment is showing when you are using it to measure something: · Someone came to read the electricity meter this morning.· The nurse read the thermometer and told me that my temperature was normal.
use this when a number or result often changes: · Scientists took readings over several weeks and found that there was no unusual volcanic activity.
to measure how much of something such as gas, water, or electricity is used, so that the companies supplying the gas etc know how much their customers should pay: · The gas is metered and they send you a bill every three months.· They've introduced a system of metering the amount of water used in a household.
to guess or judge in advance how much something will measure, use, cost etc, according to all the things that affect it: · Recent polls have gauged the president's support at 85% or more.gauge how many/how much etc: · When all the figures are available, it should be possible to gauge how much we'll need to spend.
to measure the size, speed etc of something and keep the information so that it can be used later: · Police recorded his speed at 99.04 miles per hour.· Last year the company recorded a profit of £1.4 million.
formal to measure something and express it as a number or amount, so that it can be counted and compared to other amounts: · Just quantifying your financial goals will make you feel more in control of your future.· In the UK, the operation will not be performed until the risks are better understood and quantified.difficult/hard/impossible etc to quantify: · It's difficult to quantify how long it will take to finish the project.
to be a particular size, length etc to be a particular size, length, height, weight etc: · He's going on a diet. He's over two hundred pounds.· Our present altitude is 30,000 feet, and our speed is 500 miles per hour.be 10 cms long/wide/deep/high/tall: · The room's about six metres long and four metres wide.be 10 cms in length/ in depth/in width etc: · At the shallow end, the pool's less than one metre in depth.
to have a particular length, height, width, or depth, especially when it is known exactly: · The yacht measures eighty-four feet and is fitted out to the highest standards.· Surgeons use a laser with a beam measuring less than the width of a human hair.
to have a particular weight: · The blue whale is a vast creature, weighing up to 30 tons.· Our portable computer weighs 7 pounds and costs about $4000.· Allen is a fast runner, despite weighing 325 pounds and having a chest like a barrel.· How much do you weigh?
to think about the advantages and disadvantages of something to think carefully about the situation you are in, and about the way it has developed so far, in order to decide what to do next: · Between projects, Morrison tries to rest, take stock, and do some gardening for relaxation.take stock of: · Now that the crisis is over, it is time to take stock of the political situation in the region.· It's time to take stock of what our government does and weed out the wasteful and ineffective programs.
to carefully consider a plan or choice by comparing all the advantages and disadvantages involved, so that you can make a decision: · I've been weighing up all the pros and cons of moving to London.· Investors are weighing their next moves after the stock market climbed to record heights yesterday. weigh something against something: · After weighing the cost of the new program against supposed benefits, the directors decided to cancel the project.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Do you know how much it weighs? What (=how much) do you weigh? The box was full of books and weighed a ton (=was very heavy). This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area. Her evidence weighed strongly with the judge. The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators. I’m sure there’s something weighing on his mind. The burden of responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders. We’re still weighing up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages) of the two options.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The next morning, they weighed anchor (=lifted the anchor) and began to move south again. Moira weighs about 130 pounds.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Do you know how much it weighs? What (=how much) do you weigh? The box was full of books and weighed a ton (=was very heavy). This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area. Her evidence weighed strongly with the judge. The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators. I’m sure there’s something weighing on his mind. The burden of responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders. We’re still weighing up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages) of the two options. The next morning, they weighed anchor (=lifted the anchor) and began to move south again. Moira weighs about 130 pounds.· Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing about 250 g were fasted for 24 hours and killed by decapitation.· One huge stone still stands at Lochmaben: seven feet-ten inches high, weighing about ten tons.· At birth it weighed about 40 kilos.· Each weighed about 54 grains of gold.
· It also weighs in as the most comfortable waterproof jacket I've worn.· Lower prices for Treasury bonds also weighed on stock prices somewhat, traders said.· Heavily-weighted oil stocks also weighed the market down as investors booked profits after the sector's recent strong run.
· These weighed as heavily in the social balance as the areas of social tension like Galicia.· Not bad for a car which weighs as much as a Range Rover.· I slumped to the ground, despair weighing as heavily as the load on my back.
· He is anxious that all demands for screening from pressure groups - of doctors or patients - should be weighed carefully.· Since creation and innovation mean divergence from the group, every word must be carefully weighed.· These were considerations which Fru Møller weighed carefully.· This is not the foolishly bold prediction of a diehard supporter, but the carefully weighed assessment of facts.· Every statement is based on observation; every conclusion is supported by evidence; every judgement is carefully weighed.· Perhaps, although we carefully weighed the pros and cons.· After carefully weighing the alternatives, we opted for a system that is simple to use and easy to understand.
· Renwick, weighed down with nickels and dimes, began his calls.· I glanced over at Kip again and saw him wince when he weighed down on the pedal with his hurt foot.· She was weighed down with a confusing mixture of feelings that sometimes felt so mellow and piquant, it was almost pleasant.· She collects stones to weigh down her basket, but as there is no hurry she falls asleep on the bank.· She stayed in bed, weighed down by what she called grief.· Their pace is heavy, as if weighed down by the attention and suspense that follows their every step.· She was weighed down by it.· The rest were weighed down by an accumulation of debts incurred during the wars and natural disasters of the preceding century.
· The shame, the guilt, the remorse were weighing heavily upon the parents.· The family matter weighs heavily on him, and he is probably sensing high levels of stress and embarrassment.· External debt continues to weigh heavily upon these countries.· Dear Parents: The responsibility for the boys is weighing heavily on us these days.· Time was weighing heavily upon him.· But there were other factors that weighed heavily in the decision to retire the Rotterdam.· Mozart was no doubt a good Catholic, but his religion did not weigh heavily upon him.· Racing shoes are designed specifically for élite runners, for whom marginal differences weigh heavily.
· I weighed in on Monday, got blood pressured, then drove through blinding rain into the Guildford one-way system.· September Vogue weighs in with 734 pages of heavy print, Bazaar with 488.· The largest Jilin stone weighed in at well over one thousand kilograms.· He thought suddenly of Antony Royd, weighed in at four pounds, doing eleven lengths in four minutes.· Elated by their first opportunity to serve as Guardians of Truth and Traditional Wisdom, they weighed in with equally reactionary vigor.· With the B1-R retailing at £550 and the cab weighing in at £460, that leaves us £500 for a bass.· The Police Officers Association will weigh in heavily on behalf of the rights of its members.
· There is not much point in weighing less but looking as if you are suffering from some wasting disease.· If it weighs less, the object will sink.· Neutrinos are thought to weigh less than 20 eV, if anything.· An average light box is roughly twenty-four inches by thirteen inches and weighs less than ten pounds.· Neither of us can remember just why this process took four hands when she weighed less than seven pounds.· Most of Brooks's mobots weighed less than ten pounds.· It weighs less than 12, 500 pounds, and its ride is likened to that of a glider.
· The size of the neat, compact body is deceptive: the Devon can weigh more than a Hereford or Beef Shorthorn.· She must have weighed more than three hundred pounds.· The debt burden is weighing more and more heavily on the weakest economies.· None of them weighed more than 100 pounds or stood much more than 5 feet tall.· They didn't weigh more than a few ounces.· He was about six feet tall and rail-thin; he could not have weighed more than one hundred and forty pounds.· Some bags are available with cotton or polycotton linings and these are more comfortable but they weigh more.· At all ages, males weigh more than females; this is also true for each part, or cut.
· This over-the-head version weighed only 14 oz and went into a neat little stuff sack.· The T53-L-l l gas-turbine engine develops eleven hundred horsepower yet weighs only five hundred pounds.· Diplodocus was remarkably lithe, weighing only 10 tons in spite of being some 28 metres long.· The handset looks like an elongated remote control and weighs only 1 pound.· In all, the Buckau weighed only 20 tonnes more after her conversion.· Genghis, assembled out of model car parts, weighed only 3. 6 pounds.· Yield is best from ducks that weigh at least 4 pounds, although many mallards weigh only 2 to 3 pounds.· Herrera, who weighed only 137, was wobbled a few more times in the fight but never again left his feet.
· Hafpor is a big man, nearly two metres tall and weighing over 100 kilograms.· We are the only fleas weighing over a hundred pounds.· Each truck has to carry 26 of them, together weighing over a ton.· He was nearly five feet high, and though badly undernourished weighed over a hundred pounds.· When I tell you she weighed over a ton, you can see why we were a bit nervous.· The whole plate, with its glass window, feels substantial - it weighs over 260 grams.· The number of lorries weighing over 10 tonnes unladen shot up by 230 percent.· This bomber and its cargo probably weighs over a hundred tons.
· A computer is the only way he could weigh up the effect of the bus fare factor.· Interestingly, 5-foot-6-inch women now can weigh up to 155 pounds, but in 1942 their limit was 140.· The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet.· Thinker - producing carefully considered ideas and weighing up and improving ideas from other people.· When you are weighing up which lender to go to for your loan, you ignore their differences at your peril.· On Monday Clark's board met to weigh up three rival offers, all believed to be about £150 million.· In calmer times I try to analyse, weighing up the pros and cons.· In the final analysis, organizations have to weigh up the anticipated benefits of particular media against the costs involved.
NOUN· He could see her deciding whether to agree or disagree, he could see her weigh the advantages and the possible disadvantages.· She weighed the advantages of telling him about Nuadu and the terrible crimson mask against the matter of his allegiance.· In making these decisions, people will have to weigh up the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various alternative assets.
· All current affairs in the whole world of lamentable war and strife needed to be weighed in this balance.· Any potential for increased farm production has to be weighed in the balance against stubborn facts.· One other piece of evidence seems to weigh in the balance on the side of Fisher-the phenomenon of copying.
· In the final analysis, organizations have to weigh up the anticipated benefits of particular media against the costs involved.· Individual companies will have to weigh the risks and benefits carefully before deciding whether to participate.· He was weighing the benefits of having one when he felt some one in the room with him.
· The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet.· Perhaps, although we carefully weighed the pros and cons.· Rab weighed the cons and heard the rats.· During the past few months, we have again weighed upthe pros and cons of reapplying now, or waiting for the time being.
· Some means of weighing up the costs and benefits of such an approach is therefore capable of being employed.· Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia also refused to require the government to weigh financial costs against health benefits.· The potential benefits must be weighed up against the costs involved and the risk of failure.· At least there are benefits to be weighed against the costs!
· His style is lucid and he emerges as an honest broker who judiciously weighs the historical evidence.· After the weighing the evidence, the panel is expected to give its opinion Thursday.· Our task is to weigh the evidence objectively and impartially.· They had listened intently and weighed the evidence for three days before they made their decision.· Final microbiological diagnosis was made by two infectious disease specialists who weighed all available clinical evidence.· Your impartiality in weighing the evidence they have presented to you is the ornament of our system at law.· This is, in one sense, unobjectionable and Kemp rightly weighs the evidence for influence circumspectly.· Then weigh the evidence which confronts you and decide what help you need, if any.
· Food is a great indicator of perceived social status, and innovations will have to weigh up these factors with care.
· The creature itself grows to a hundred feet and weighs a hundred and sixty tons.· At the base, the thickness of a typical column might be such that a foot length weighs a thousand pounds.· It was fair-sized, four feet long and weighing twenty-five to thirty pounds.· Goldie Preston Tracy Richmond stood 6-foot-4, weighed 350 pounds and wore a man's size 14 shoe.· He was a handsome man, standing five feet nine inches and weighing twelve stone.· He was like 6 foot 3, weighed like 300 pounds and had a big beard.
· She must have weighed more than three hundred pounds.· The T53-L-l l gas-turbine engine develops eleven hundred horsepower yet weighs only five hundred pounds.· I weighed less than a hundred pounds.· The three of them together could have easily weighed nine hundred pounds.· The Cardwell, all by itself, according to Bill Stultz, weighed a hundred pounds.· He was about six feet tall and rail-thin; he could not have weighed more than one hundred and forty pounds.· He weighed less than a hundred pounds; you could see he was just barely holding on.· Mrs Lambertson weighed under one hundred pounds, and the murders of the defenseless couple sparked outrage throughout the state.
· One huge stone still stands at Lochmaben: seven feet-ten inches high, weighing about ten tons.· An average light box is roughly twenty-four inches by thirteen inches and weighs less than ten pounds.· He was a handsome man, standing five feet nine inches and weighing twelve stone.· The man was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 275 pounds, with a multi-day beard growth.· He is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds.· Amber is described as 4 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing about 80 pounds.· Chester Shirley described his wife as about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 185 pounds.· The other hostage, Roswell, is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 135 to 140 pounds.
· But until then, that second job weighs on their mind and their time every day when they arrive at work.
· I weigh possibilities till I am afraid of the strength of my own health and of their evident health.· Blue gets back to his room on Orange Street, lies down on his bed, and tries to weigh the possibilities.· He has to weigh up the possibility of a conviction for something, as opposed to the accused walking free.
· It was fair-sized, four feet long and weighing twenty-five to thirty pounds.· Since then it has banned the public from placing stamped parcels weighing more than 1 pound in mail collection boxes.· He now weighs twenty nine pounds ... week old lambs would normally turn the scales at around fifteen pounds.· Heather was the smallest baby of all, weighing in under six pounds.· Among the objects salvaged were gold dishes, weighing a pound each, with the image of the emperor on them.· It weighs seven pounds twelve ounces, is ten and a half inches long and nine inches wide.· Chilperic also showed Gregory a gold salver covered with gems, weighing fifty pounds.· He thought suddenly of Antony Royd, weighed in at four pounds, doing eleven lengths in four minutes.
· It was fair-sized, four feet long and weighing twenty-five to thirty pounds.· Molly had only one problem: she weighed 380 pounds.· He now weighs twenty nine pounds ... week old lambs would normally turn the scales at around fifteen pounds.· On the lower floors of Worldwide Plaza, the concrete would weigh about 70 pounds per square foot.· It weighs seven pounds twelve ounces, is ten and a half inches long and nine inches wide.· Wasson said a steel truss weighing about 2 million pounds will be raised atop the northeast and southeast towers on May 20-21.· Chilperic also showed Gregory a gold salver covered with gems, weighing fifty pounds.· Her backpack must have weighed twenty pounds.
· Lower prices for Treasury bonds also weighed on stock prices somewhat, traders said.
· The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet.· Perhaps, although we carefully weighed the pros and cons.· In calmer times I try to analyse, weighing up the pros and cons.· But it is a matter of realistically weighing up the pros and cons.· Before initiating an incident, you weighed up the pros and cons of the costs in time.· During the past few months, we have again weighed upthe pros and cons of reapplying now, or waiting for the time being.· It could only be left to each Group Organiser to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation.· If necessary use the decision-making exercise to weigh up the pros and cons of closely competing options as described previously.
· Individual companies will have to weigh the risks and benefits carefully before deciding whether to participate.· These must be weighed against the risks in standing on the sidelines.· The danger of inflation, after all, must be weighed against other risks, such as lost growth and jobs.· We weigh up the risks and possible repercussions of each and every situation.· He weighed the risks of taking it against its usefulness in covering distance faster than a pair of legs.
· A Weighty Decision Tired of your scales groaning when you weigh yourself every morning?
· And Bannister, who weighs 22 stone and has size 17 feet, could be Cadle's secret weapon.· I weighed eleven stone when I was in the Line: before I came out with that I weighed five stone ten.· But the big two, weighing 35 stones between them, reckon he's got no chance.· I weighed eleven stone when I was in the Line: before I came out with that I weighed five stone ten.· The lifeguard, who weighs fifteen stone and does not shave beneath her arms, yells at me to stop.· A Prague newspaper said yesterday that he weighed 36 stone.· The bad news is he weighs just under 30 stone at press time, down fourteen stone from his previous weight.· Suitcases that had once been quite light now felt as if they were weighed down with stones.
· It was an extraordinary 32 metres long, weighing possibly up to 100 tons.· Most of the sculptures there weigh about half a ton.· Each truck has to carry 26 of them, together weighing over a ton.· The thing weighed a black ton.· It looked as though it weighed a ton and seemed to quiver every so often.· Some one mentioned to me that 18 to 24 inches of snow on a driveway 10 by 40 feet weighs a ton.· Each caisson weighed 240 tons with water in it, and could carry one barge or two narrow boats.· It is 10' in diameter and weighs some 40 tons.
· Just the tongue from such a mouth can weigh up to 4.22 tonnes.· The new armour is heavy, and a Challenger weighs a massive 60 tonnes.· Trains up to 800m long weighing 1600 tonnes have already been run.· The new car body weighed 9.55 tonnes, and the unladen weight of the complete car proved to be 17.29 tonnes.· The number of lorries weighing over 10 tonnes unladen shot up by 230 percent.· Drivers with lorries weighing above 7.5 tonnes face a five mile detour around the bridge.· In all, the Buckau weighed only 20 tonnes more after her conversion.
· It was an extraordinary 32 metres long, weighing possibly up to 100 tons.· It filled a 30-foot by 50-foot room and weighed 30 tons.· Each caisson weighed 240 tons with water in it, and could carry one barge or two narrow boats.· Locomotives weighing thirty or forty tons caused havoc where wheel met rail, iron rails sometimes needing replacement every two years.· It is 10' in diameter and weighs some 40 tons.· The whale was about thirty feet long, half the length of Hsu Fu, and would have weighed about seven tons.· They weighed 57 tons each, tare.· Each barge weighs about 850 tons and carries about eleven hundred tons of steel.
· He began to weigh his words with great care, struggling to express himself as economically and clearly as possible.
VERB· However, continue to weigh each day if at all possible.· External debt continues to weigh heavily upon these countries.· We do strongly recommend that you continue to weigh yourself regularly.· When your programme is fully finished, continue to weigh each day for a few months.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- He began to weigh his words with great care, struggling to express himself as economically and clearly as possible.
- It was time to weigh anchor on the cruise to Alaska.
- We weighed anchor next morning and sailed down the fiord on a calm sea.
- That piano weighs a ton. You'll need four men to lift it.
- What on earth have you got in this suitcase? It weighs a ton!
- Your bag weighs a ton!
- Each one seemed to weigh a ton at least to four small eight-year-olds.
- I expect the cab weighs a ton, but the whole kit is still very portable, size-wise.
- It looked as though it weighed a ton and seemed to quiver every so often.
- Some one mentioned to me that 18 to 24 inches of snow on a driveway 10 by 40 feet weighs a ton.
- That thing over there seems to weigh a ton.
- The shire horses are direct descendants of the great war horses, and each one weighs a ton.
- They were full of books and weighed a ton.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveoverweight ≠ underweightweightedweightyweightlessnounweightweightsweightingverbweighoutweighweight
1be a particular weight [linking verb] to have a particular weight: The young birds weigh only a few grams. Do you know how much it weighs? What (=how much) do you weigh? The box was full of books and weighed a ton (=was very heavy).GRAMMAR: Linking verbsWeigh is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with a noun, often an amount: · The package weighed several kilos.2measure weight [transitive] to use a machine to discover how much something or someone weighs: He weighed some potatoes on the scales.weigh yourself Have you weighed yourself lately?3consider/compare (also weigh up) [transitive] to consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it: It is my job to weigh the evidence.weigh something against something We have to weigh the benefits of the scheme against the costs.4influence [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to influence someone’s opinion and the decision that they makeweigh against This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area.weigh in somebody's/something’s favour These facts will weigh in your favour.weigh with Her evidence weighed strongly with the judge.5weigh your words to think very carefully about what you say because you do not want to say the wrong thing: He was weighing his words carefully.6weigh anchor to raise an anchor and sail awayweigh somebody down phrasal verb1if something weighs you down, it is heavy and difficult to carrybe weighed down with something Sally was weighed down with shopping bags.2if a problem weighs you down, it makes you feel worried and upsetbe weighed down by/with something He felt weighed down by his responsibilities. a family weighed down with griefweigh in phrasal verb1to have your weight measured before taking part in a competitionweigh in at Higgins weighed in at just over 100 kilos. → weigh-in2informal to join in an argument or fightweigh in with The chairman then weighed in with his views.weigh on somebody/something phrasal verb to make someone feel worried and upset: The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators. I’m sure there’s something weighing on his mind. The burden of responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders.weigh something ↔ out phrasal verb to measure an amount of something by weighing it: She weighed out half a kilo of rice.weigh somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1to consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it: We’re still weighing up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages) of the two options.2to watch someone and listen to them carefully so that you can form an opinion about what they are like: I could see that he was weighing me up.