Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
WEIGH
I. verb see: way Date: before 12th century transitive verb to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance,
2. outweigh , counterbalance , to make heavy ; weight , to consider carefully especially by balancing opposing factors or aspects in order to reach a choice or conclusion ; evaluate , to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing, to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scales, intransitive verb
1. to have a certain heaviness ; experience a specific force due to gravity, to register a weight (as on a scales), to merit consideration as important ; count ,
3. to press down with or as if with a heavy weight, to have a saddening or disheartening effect , to weigh anchor, see: consider weighable adjective weigher noun
II. noun
Etymology: alteration of way
Date: 1777
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