weigh
To determine the weight of an object.
Verb 4 meanings
To determine the weight of an object.
Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
“He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.”
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
“You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.”
To consider a subject.
Noun 1 meaning
The act of weighing, of measuring the weight
“Give the sugar a quick weigh.”
Etymology
From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”).
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WEIGH at a glance
WEIGH has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,189 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with weigh
All rhymes- HIGH11
- SIGH8
- THIGH12
- OUTWEIGH15
- NIGH8
- SLEIGH10
- BOBSLEIGH17
- NEIGH9
- HEIGH12
- ULTRAHIGH16
- AWEIGH13
- LAIGH9
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- NEIGH9
- HEIGH12
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