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How to pronounce weigh in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms consider, count
Derivation weighing
Type Words
Synonyms press
Type of matter, count


weigh heavily on the mind.
Type Words
Synonyms librate
Type of measure, quantify
Has types heft
Derivation weigher


The butcher weighed the chicken.
Type Words
Synonyms count, matter
Type of be
Has types press
Type Words
Type of measure
Verb group librate

Examples of weigh

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He also promised to weigh the cost of any incentive package against the returns.
From the tennessean.com
They don't often weigh them though, so a bag that looks light is usually enough.
From the bloomberg.com
Anyone in love with their iPad may want to weigh it against the humble hand-axe.
From the usatoday.com
There isn't an age limit, but participants must weigh between 70 and 250 pounds.
From the dailyherald.com
This will be the last opportunity for people to weigh in on the exterior design.
From the democratandchronicle.com
For example, if a player has a 33-inch bat, it cannot weigh more than 30 ounces.
From the freep.com
Outside directors already have a duty to weigh investment adviser fees, he says.
From the businessweek.com
Cadillac may weigh in with a V-12 super sports car for $150,000.Is there demand?
From the businessweek.com
However, to explode the two combined have to weigh 40 percent more than our Sun.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Have a certain weight
  • Consider: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
  • Determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
  • Count: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
  • To be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
  • (weighing) deliberation: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
  • In physics, there are various, nonequivalent definitions of the concept of weight.
  • (Weight (album)) Weight is the fourth full-length studio album by the Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994 (see 1994 in music). It featured the band's biggest hits, "Liar" and "Disconnect," which gained rotation on MTV and gained popularity after being featured on Beavis and Butthead. ...
  • (Weight (Lie algebras)) In the mathematical field of representation theory, a weight of an algebra A over a field F is an algebra homomorphism from A to F, or equivalently, a one dimensional representation of A over F. It is the algebra analogue of a multiplicative character of a group. ...