weigh
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[ wey ]
/ weɪ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Verb Phrases
Idioms for weigh
weigh anchor, Nautical.
to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
weigh one's words.
word(def 29).
Origin of weigh
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before 900; Middle English
weghen, Old English
wegan to carry, weigh; cognate with Dutch
wegen, German
wägen, Old Norse
vega; akin to Latin
vehere
OTHER WORDS FROM weigh
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British Dictionary definitions for weigh down (1 of 3)
weigh down
verb
(adverb)
to press (a person) down by or as if by weight
his troubles weighed him down
British Dictionary definitions for weigh down (2 of 3)
weigh
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/ (weɪ) /
verb
Derived forms of weigh
weighable, adjective weigher, nounWord Origin for weigh
Old English
wegan; related to Old Frisian
wega, Old Norse
vega, Gothic
gawigan, German
wiegen
British Dictionary definitions for weigh down (3 of 3)
Word Origin for weigh
C18: variation due to the influence of phrases such as
to weigh anchor
Idioms and Phrases with weigh down
weigh down
Burden, oppress, as in Their problems have weighed them down. This expression transfers bowing under a physical weight to emotional burdens. [c. 1600]