verb

weigh

Translation

to weigh, to have a certain weight, to consider

Could you weigh these vegetables?

I weigh about 70 kilos.

We must weigh the benefits against the costs.

((sth.)) to measure the weight of (sth.) Can you weigh this bag for me?

((amount)) to have a particular weight How much do you weigh?

((sth.)) to consider (sth.) carefully She weighed her options before deciding.

Synonyms: measure, consider, evaluate

From Old English 'wegan', meaning 'to carry, move, weigh'. It's related to 'way' and 'wagon'.

Imagine putting something on a 'way' (path) to a scale to 'weigh' it. The 'eigh' sound is like in 'eight'.