weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence.

determine the weight of something; to ponder and consider: Weigh your decision before going forward.; to consider one’s words carefully: Weigh your words before you speak.

I weigh ten and a half stone. She's neurotic about her weight - she weighs herself three times a day. She weighs between 120 and 130 pounds. Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at …

to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton. to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.

If you weigh something or someone, you measure how heavy they are. The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels. [VERB noun]

Dec 27, 2025 · In commercial and everyday use, the term "weight" is usually used to mean mass, and the verb "to weigh" means "to determine the mass of" or "to have a mass of".

WEIGH definition: to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device. See examples of weigh used in …