weigh

To determine the weight of an object.transitive

Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.transitive

• He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.

To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.figurativelytransitive

• You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
• He took a long time weighing his options.

To judge; to estimate.figurativelyintransitiveobsolete

• But ſhe thereof grew proud and inſolent, / That none ſhe worthie thought to be her fere, / But ſcornd them all, that loue vnto her ment; / Yet was ſhe lou’d of many a worthy pere, / Vnworthy ſhe to be belou’d ſo dere, / That could not weigh

To consider a subject.transitive

To have a certain weight.copulativeintransitivestative

• I weigh ten and a half stone.

To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.intransitive

• If they ſhall faile, I with mine Enemies Will triumph o're my perſon, which I waigh not, Being of thoſe Vertues vacant.
• They only weigh the heavier.

To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.intransitive

• Your vowes to her, and me,[…] / Will euen weigh, and both as light as tales.
• I anſwer, this is a good Objection, and ought to weigh with thoſe whoſe Reading is deſign’d for much Talk and little Knowledge, and I have nothing to ſay to it.

To raise an anchor free of the seabed.transitive

To weigh anchor.intransitive

• Towards the euening we wayed, & approaching the ſhoare [...], we landed where there lay a many of baskets and much bloud, but ſaw not a Salvage.
• Here we used to remain until nearly time for slack-water again, when we weighed and made for home.

The act of weighing, of measuring the weight

• Give the sugar a quick weigh.