weigh

weigh
1. transitive verb
1) (find weight of) wiegen

the shop assistant was weighing the fruit for her — die Verkäuferin wog ihr das Obst ab

2) (estimate value of) abwägen
3) (consider) abwägen

weigh in one's mind whether ... — sich (Dat.) überlegen, ob ...

weigh the consequences of one's actions — sich (Dat.) die Folgen seines Handelns klarmachen

4) (balance in one's hand) wiegen
5) (have the weight of) wiegen

it weighs very little — es wiegt sehr wenig

a steak weighing two pounds — ein zwei Pfund schweres Steak

2. intransitive verb
1)

weigh [very] heavy/light — [sehr] viel/wenig wiegen

2) (be important)

weigh with somebody — bei jemandem Gewicht haben

weigh in somebody's favour — für jemanden sprechen

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/121122/weigh_against">weigh against
- weigh down
- weigh in
- weigh on
- weigh out
- weigh up
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[wei] 1. verb
1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) wiegen
2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) wiegen
3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) niederdrücken
- weight
2. verb
1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) beschweren
2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) beschweren
- weightless
- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
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weigh
[weɪ]
I. vi
1. (in measurement) wiegen
2. (fig: be important)
to \weigh heavily with sb für jdn eine große Bedeutung haben
to \weigh on sb auf jdm lasten
he's under huge pressure at work, and it's really \weighing on him er steht bei der Arbeit unter enormem Druck, was ihn wirklich belastet
to \weigh heavily on sb schwer auf jdm lasten
II. vt
1. (measure)
to \weigh sth/sb etw/jdn wiegen [o SCHWEIZ a. wägen]
to \weigh oneself sich akk wiegen
2. (consider)
to \weigh sth etw abwägen
academic ability doesn't \weigh much in my mind akademische Befähigung zählt bei mir nicht viel
to \weigh sth against sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen
to \weigh one's words [or each word] seine Worte [o jedes Wort] auf die Goldwaage legen
3. NAUT
to \weigh anchor den Anker lichten
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[weɪ]
1. vt
1) (lit) goods, person, oneself etc wiegen

could you weigh these bananas/this piece of cheese for me? — könnten Sie mir diese Bananen/dieses Stück Käse abwiegen or auswiegen?

2) (fig) words, problem, merits etc abwägen

to weigh sth in one's mind — etw erwägen

to weigh A against B — A gegen B abwägen, A und B gegeneinander abwägen

3) (NAUT)

to weigh anchor — den Anker lichten

2. vi
1) (lit) wiegen

to weigh heavy/light (scales) — zu viel/zu wenig anzeigen; ( inf : material ) schwer/leicht wiegen

2) (fig: be a burden) lasten (on auf +dat)
3) (fig: be important) gelten

to weigh with sb — Gewicht bei jdm haben, jdm etwas gelten

his age weighed against him — sein Alter wurde gegen ihn in die Waagschale geworfen

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weigh1 [weı]
A s
1. Wiegen n
B v/t
1. (ab)wiegen (by nach):
weigh o.s. sich wiegen
2. (in der Hand) wiegen:
he weighed the book in his hand
3. auch weigh up fig (sorgsam) abwägen (against gegen)
4. weigh anchor
a) den Anker lichten,
b) auslaufen (Schiff)
C v/i
1. wiegen, schwer sein:
it weighs two pounds;
he weighs more than his brother;
how much do you weigh? wie viel wiegst du?, wie schwer bist du?
2. fig sprechen (in sb’s favo[u]r für jemanden; against sb gegen jemanden):
weigh heavily (oder strongly) (little) (nicht) schwer wiegen (with bei), (keinen) großen Einfluss haben (with auf akk)
3. fig lasten (on auf dat)
4. B 3
5. SPORT weigh in 1 a, weigh out B
weigh2 [weı] s:
under weigh SCHIFF in Fahrt
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1. transitive verb
1) (find weight of) wiegen

the shop assistant was weighing the fruit for her — die Verkäuferin wog ihr das Obst ab

2) (estimate value of) abwägen
3) (consider) abwägen

weigh in one's mind whether ... — sich (Dat.) überlegen, ob ...

weigh the consequences of one's actions — sich (Dat.) die Folgen seines Handelns klarmachen

4) (balance in one's hand) wiegen
5) (have the weight of) wiegen

it weighs very little — es wiegt sehr wenig

a steak weighing two pounds — ein zwei Pfund schweres Steak

2. intransitive verb
1)

weigh [very] heavy/light — [sehr] viel/wenig wiegen

2) (be important)

weigh with somebody — bei jemandem Gewicht haben

weigh in somebody's favour — für jemanden sprechen

Phrasal Verbs:
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(on) v.
abwägen v.
lasten (auf) v.
wiegen v.
(§ p.,pp.: wog, gewogen) v.
abwägen v.
lasten v.
wiegen v.
(§ p.,pp.: wog, gewogen)

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