weigh+upon

  • 11weigh on — or[weigh upon] {v.} 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. * /The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back./ 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. * /Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died./ * /John s… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12weigh on — be a weight or pressure on someone or something, worry or upset someone The pressure of her exams has begun to weigh upon my sister …

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  • 13weigh — weigh1 [wā] vt. [ME weien, to weigh, bear < OE wegan, to carry, bear, akin to Ger weigan, wägen < IE base * weĝh , to go, draw > OE wæg, a wave, L vehere, to carry, bring] 1. to determine the weight of by means of a scale or balance 2.… …

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  • 14Weigh — Weigh, v. i. 1. To have weight; to be heavy. They only weigh the heavier. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. [1913 Webster] Your vows to her and me . . . will even weigh. Shak.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15weigh — I verb balance, bear heavily, burden, cogitate, consider, considerare, contemplate, cumber, deliberate, determine the heaviness of, encumber, estimate, evaluate, examine, find the weight of, gauge, load down, measure according to weight, meditate …

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  • 16weigh\ on — • weigh (up)on v 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died. John s wrongdoing weighed… …

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  • 17weigh — [v1] measure heaviness counterbalance, have a weight of, heft, measure, put in the balance, put on the scale, scale, tip the scales at; concept 103 weigh [v2] consider, contemplate analyze, appraise, balance, brainstorm*, deliberate, estimate,… …

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  • 18weigh — weigh1 weighable, adj. weigher, n. /way/, v.t. 1. to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. 2 …

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  • 19weigh — [[t]we͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ weighs, weighing, weighed 1) VERB: no cont If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are. [V amount] It weighs nearly 27 kilos (about 65 pounds)... [V amount] This little ball of gold… …

    English dictionary

  • 20weigh — [[t]weɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) phs wam to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device 2) wam to measure or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according… …

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