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Weigh Common

Weigh has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

have a certain weight

"The heavy suitcase weighed twenty pounds when I lifted it onto the scale."

2

show consideration for; take into account

"You must consider her age"

"The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

3

determine the weight of

"The butcher weighed the chicken"

4

have weight; have import, carry weight

"It does not matter much"

5

to be oppressive or burdensome

"weigh heavily on the mind"

"Something pressed on his mind"

6

To determine the weight of an object.

"The scale will weigh your luggage before you board the plane."

In plain English: To weigh means to find out how heavy something is by putting it on a scale.

"She needs to weigh her luggage before she can board the plane."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The Weigh family has lived in this village for three generations."

Example Sentences
"She needs to weigh her luggage before she can board the plane." verb
"Please weigh your luggage before heading to the check-in counter." verb
"The heavy box seemed to weigh on my mind all day long." verb
"She weighed her options carefully before making a decision about the job offer." verb
See Also
scale dynamic scale heavier than air tip scale ultralight heavy weighlock psychostasia
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
measure quantify be count
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
heft weigh

Origin

The word "weigh" comes from the Old English wegan, which originally meant to move or carry something before evolving into its current sense of measuring weight. This root traces back through Proto-Germanic and Indo-European languages where it described bringing or transporting goods, explaining why related words like wagon and way share this history.

Rhyming Words
igh high yigh tigh migh nigh sigh righ neigh thigh bligh leigh heigh haigh tonigh besigh sleigh aweigh neligh abeigh
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