| VERB | stative | weigh | have a certain weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | weigh, consider, count | show consideration for | |
| stative | weigh, librate | determine the weight of | |
| stative | weigh, count, matter | have weight | |
| stative | weigh, press | to be oppressive or burdensome |
| Sounds | wey' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | airway ... Zimbabwe: 74 rhymes with wey... | |
| Meaning | Have a certain weight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | measure | Have certain dimensions |
| Similar to | weigh, librate | Determine the weight of |
| Spanish | pesar, ponderar | |
| Catalan | pesar, ponderar | |
| Meaning | show consideration for; take into account. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They weigh their earnings this year | |
| Synonyms | consider, count | |
| Spanish | considerar, tener en cuenta | |
| Catalan | considerar | |
| Nouns | weighing | careful consideration |
| Meaning | Determine the weight of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The butcher weighed the chicken" | |
| Synonym | librate | |
| Narrower | heft | Test the weight of something by lifting it |
| Broader | quantify, measure | Express as a number or measure or quantity |
| Similar to | weigh | Have a certain weight |
| Spanish | pesar, ponderar | |
| Catalan | pesar, ponderar | |
| Nouns | weigher | an official who weighs and records the weight |
| Meaning | Have weight; have import, carry weight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; It ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | count, matter | |
| Narrower | weigh, press | To be oppressive or burdensome |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | contar, importar, pesar | |
| Catalan | comptar, importar, pesar | |
| Meaning | To be oppressive or burdensome. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" | |
| Synonym | press | |
| Broader | count, matter, weigh | Have weight |
| Spanish | presionar | |
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