weigh
verb
[ weɪ ]
• find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.
• "weigh yourself on the day you begin the diet"
Similar:
measure the weight of,
• assess the nature or importance of, especially with a view to a decision or action.
• "the consequences of the move would need to be very carefully weighed"
Similar:
consider,
contemplate,
think about,
give thought to,
entertain the idea of,
deliberate about,
turn over in one's mind,
mull over,
chew over,
reflect on,
ruminate about,
muse on,
assess,
appraise,
analyse,
investigate,
inquire into,
look into,
make inquiries into,
examine,
scrutinize,
research,
review,
explore,
probe,
study,
survey,
inspect,
take stock of,
think on,
balance,
compare with,
evaluate,
juxtapose with,
place side by side (with),
contrast with,
Opposite:
ignore,
take on trust,
Origin:
Old English wegan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wegen ‘weigh’, German bewegen ‘move’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vehere ‘convey’. Early senses included ‘transport from one place to another’ and ‘raise up’.
