weigh

Definition:
1. Have a certain weight.
2. Show consideration for; take into account.
3. Determine the weight of.
4. Have weight; have import, carry weight.
5. To be oppressive or burdensome.

Use 'weigh' in a sentence:

1. How much do adult grey squirrels weigh at most?
2. The responsibilities weigh heavily on him.
3. I think that whatever problems Brazil's facing now—the same will be true for any country—you have to weigh up the pros and cons.
4. We weighed up the pros and cons.
5. The smart bin can weigh the food.
6. It weighed between nine and ten kilos.
7. How much do you weigh?
8. How does one weigh the many different economic, cultural, and aesthetic considerations for removing or not removing these dams?
9. It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds.
10. She weighed up all the evidence.
11. Such findings suggest that one person's equity is another's inequity, so an ideal should probably weigh different inputs and outcomes according to employee group.
12. They like to take their time and weigh a wide range of options.
13. You weigh about 90% less in the pool.
14. There are many factors weighing against the meeting happening.
15. The largest stones weigh over five tonnes apiece.
16. These gondolas always weigh the same, whether or not they are carrying boats.
17. They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
18. She weighs 60 kilos.
19. The burden of guilt weighed heavily on his mind.
20. He weighed himself on the bathroom scales.
21. You must weigh the benefits against the cost.
22. We all weighed in with our suggestions.
23. The baby weighed three kilos at birth.
24. The most elementary form of moral reasoning—the ethical equivalent of learning to crawl—is to weigh others' interests against one's own.
25. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water per day.
26. The President's political advisers also weighed in on the plan.
27. She weighed out a kilo of flour.
28. While you are talking with others, please weigh your words.
29. I use my bimonthly weigh-in results to get information about my nutrition as well.
30. The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well.
31. According to the study, teenagers who eat breakfast weigh around 5 pounds less than teenagers who do not.
32. About a month ago, my husband decided to use my scales and weigh himself.
33. Something was weighing on her mind.
34. How many pounds do you weigh?
35. They were never able to isolate enough Masurium to have a weigh-able sample to convince everyone of the discovery.
36. Weigh this in your hand.
37. How do we weigh the risks, how do we think about the benefits, and how do we alleviate the risks?
38. He is weighed down with guilt.
39. Before carrying out the plan, we need to weigh its benefits against the risks involved.
40. How much does the heavier boy weigh?
41. I'm experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a disappointing morning weigh-in.
42. You must weigh up the pros and cons.
43. Human life weighed more with him than purity of policy.
44. It also means to weigh ideas, to compare and contrast assertions, to connect one generalization to another.
45. The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels.
46. His past record weighs heavily against him.
47. He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.
48. He weighs over 15 stone.
49. She weighed the stone in her hand.
50. I weighed the benefits of the plan against the risks involved.
51. Both boxers weighed in at several pounds below the limit.
52. What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!
53. These cases weigh a ton.
54. He should weigh around 16kg (35lb). But scooping him up from the floor costs his nursery teacher, a frail woman in a faded sari, little effort.
55. We weighed anchor.
56. Finally the government weighed in with financial aid.