weigh

[ wey ]

/ weɪ /

Idioms

under weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.

Origin of weigh

1775–85; spelling variant of way¹ by association with weigh anchor

Words nearby weigh

weidman, weierstrass, weierstrass approximation theorem, weifang, weigela, weigh, weigh down, weigh in, weigh on, weigh one's words, weigh up

Example sentences from the Web for under-weigh

Early the next morning, however, it cleared a little, and we got under-weigh.

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 |Robert FitzRoy
The vessel had got under-weigh, and we beat up the river to Gravesend.

Byron |Richard Edgcumbe

British Dictionary definitions for under-weigh (1 of 2)

weigh ¹

/ (weɪ) /

verb

(tr) to measure the weight of

(intr) to have weight or be heavy she weighs more than her sister

(tr often foll by out) to apportion according to weight

(tr) to consider carefully to weigh the facts of a case

(intr) to be influential his words weighed little with the jury

(intr often foll by on) to be oppressive or burdensome (to)

obsolete to regard or esteem

weigh anchor to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised preparatory to departure

Derived forms of weigh

weighable, adjective weigher, noun

Word Origin for weigh

Old English wegan; related to Old Frisian wega, Old Norse vega, Gothic gawigan, German wiegen

British Dictionary definitions for under-weigh (2 of 2)

weigh ²

/ (weɪ) /

noun

under weigh a variant spelling of under way

Word Origin for weigh

C18: variation due to the influence of phrases such as to weigh anchor

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