outweighout‧weigh /aʊtˈweɪ/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Verb Table Examples
The benefits of the scheme outweigh the disadvantages.
Verb TableVERB TABLE
outweigh
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | outweigh |
| he, she, it | outweighs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | outweighed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have outweighed |
| he, she, it | has outweighed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had outweighed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will outweigh |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have outweighed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am outweighing |
| he, she, it | is outweighing | |
| you, we, they | are outweighing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was outweighing |
| you, we, they | were outweighing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been outweighing |
| he, she, it | has been outweighing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been outweighing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be outweighing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been outweighing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Collocations- Benefits of the surgery far outweigh the risk.
- For frequent long-distance callers, the difficulties may be outweighed by the savings.
- In the first study in 1993, negative depictions outweighed the positive 2-to-1.
- In these circumstances the public interest in encouraging people to report cases of child abuse has been held to outweigh other interests.
- It was sufficient to outweigh Mr Field's 165 to 113 second-round victory in the individual members' section.
- Nevertheless, he says, the legend outweighs mere facts.
- The benefits of gaining insight, though, far outweigh the discomfort in getting there.
- The likely dangers of traditional internationalism are starting to outweigh any plausible benefits.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Word family (=the advantages are more valuable)· When it comes down to working from home, you have to decide if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
► something outweighs the benefits (=something is more important than the benefits)· Make sure that the risks don’t outweigh the benefits.
► the advantages outweigh the disadvantages (=there are more advantages than disadvantages)· The advantages of building the new road would outweigh the disadvantages.
► the benefits outweigh the risks (=they are more important than the possible risks)· The benefits to patients who are taking the drug far outweigh the risks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► far· To say that its reviews were mixed is to understate the case - the cons far outweighed the pros.· For them the dangers of infertility - real or imagined - may far outweigh the dangers of fertility.· She says the advantages for children going on line far outweigh the disadvantages, particularly as on line applies to schoolwork.· The added stability that this imparts to the crystallite far outweighs the limited loss of energy caused by chain flexing.· Suddenly, agony far outweighed the thrill.· The characteristic excellencies of Wordsworth's poetry are listed with repeated emphasis that they far outweigh the defects.· But these lapses are far outweighed by moments of transcendence.
► greatly· All that must be conceded, and yet the book's virtues greatly outweigh its faults.· For many years, the benefits of the expensive system greatly outweighed the disadvantages.· On the whole the interviewees believed that the advantages greatly outweighed the disadvantages.
NOUN► advantage· Its advantages may even outweigh its disadvantages.· The advantages clearly outweighed the disadvantages.· In the long term ministers were persuaded that the advantages would outweigh the obvious and possible drawbacks.· On the whole the interviewees believed that the advantages greatly outweighed the disadvantages.
► benefit· If the social benefits outweigh the social costs, the constraint involved will be worthwhile.· When you bury a veggie in all that fat, do the benefits outweigh the risks?· Faculty supporters counter that the faculty would still be within the Institute and that the benefits would far outweigh the potential risk.· Instead, ask whether the benefits of the teacup outweigh the cost.· The benefits can outweigh the cost in time considerably, of course.· However, despite some problems, the strengths of the benefit outweigh its weaknesses.
► cost· If the social benefits outweigh the social costs, the constraint involved will be worthwhile.· Instead, ask whether the benefits of the teacup outweigh the cost.· The benefits can outweigh the cost in time considerably, of course.· In stage two, the benefits of having chil-dren continue to outweigh the costs.· The benefits of solid modelling are often outweighed by its cost at the moment.· The profits of jurisdiction may well have been outweighed by the costs of the bureaucracy.· The savings outweigh the costs of caring for sick smokers and the loss of income taxes from deceased wage earners.· The gigs will probably be great but this doesn't always outweigh the high cost of attending them.
► costs· If the social benefits outweigh the social costs, the constraint involved will be worthwhile.· In stage two, the benefits of having chil-dren continue to outweigh the costs.· The profits of jurisdiction may well have been outweighed by the costs of the bureaucracy.· The savings outweigh the costs of caring for sick smokers and the loss of income taxes from deceased wage earners.
► disadvantage· Earn outs Earn outs are becoming less and less popular as the disadvantages often outweigh the advantages.· If, however, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, there is nothing to stop any country from leaving the club.· For every eight residents who saw benefits in tourism only one felt that the disadvantages outweighed the advantages.
► effect· But they suggest that overall, punishment has other effects which cancel out and even outweigh its deterrent effects.· The probative value of the evidence was said to outweigh its prejudicial effect.· It seems logical to suggest, therefore, that the income effect will continue to outweigh the substitution effect.· It is possible, as shown, for the output effect to outweigh the substitution effect.
► interest· In these circumstances the public interest in encouraging people to report cases of child abuse has been held to outweigh other interests.· The test is whether the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in the preservation of confidence.· She resisted all advances, for her love of coursing far outweighed her interest in any suitor.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveoverweight ≠ underweightweightedweightyweightlessnounweightweightsweightingverbweighoutweighweight
to be more important or valuable than something else: The benefits of the scheme outweigh the disadvantages.