verb
weigh
WAY/weɪ/
To have or determine a particular heaviness.
The clerk weighs the apples before putting them in a bag.
Etymology
Old English wegan meant both “weigh” and “lift” or “carry.” The suggested connection is lifting or supporting something to determine how heavy it is.
In context
very precisely measuring out a small amount of coffee into a bowl. All of the bowls are going to be the same size. We're going to weigh the same amount of coffee into each bowl.
More examples
- This empty suitcase weighs almost ten pounds.
- We weighed each package before mailing it.
- I'm weighing the flour on a kitchen scale.
Forms
weigh · weighs · weighed · weighing
weight noun — How heavy a person or thing is.
Similar words
- measure
- Measure can determine size or volume, not just heaviness.
- heft
- Heft means lifting something to judge how heavy it is.