word

[ wurd ]
/ wɜrd /

noun

verb (used with object)

to express in words; select words to express; phrase: to word a contract with great care.

Idioms for word

Origin of word

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch woord, German Wort, Old Norse orth, Gothic waurd; akin to OPruss wirds, Latin verbum ‘word’, Lithuanian var̃das ‘name’

OTHER WORDS FROM word

in·ter·word, adjective out·word, verb (used with object) well-word·ed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for weigh one's words (1 of 2)

Word
/ (wɜːd) /

noun the Word

Christianity the 2nd person of the Trinity
Scripture, the Bible, or the Gospels as embodying or representing divine revelation Often called: the Word of God

Word Origin for Word

translation of Greek logos, as in John 1:1

British Dictionary definitions for weigh one's words (2 of 2)

word
/ (wɜːd) /

noun

verb

(tr) to state in words, usually specially selected ones; phrase
(tr often foll by up) Australian informal to inform or advise (a person)
See also words

Word Origin for word

Old English word; related to Old High German wort, Old Norse orth, Gothic waurd, Latin verbum, Sanskrit vratá command

Idioms and Phrases with weigh one's words (1 of 2)

weigh one's words

Speak or write with deliberation or considerable care, as in The doctor weighed his words as he explained her illness. This term was first recorded in 1340.

Idioms and Phrases with weigh one's words (2 of 2)

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