0 to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object:
1 (of something such as a fact or an event) to have an influence or be important:
2 to carefully consider, especially by comparing facts or possibilities, in order to make a decision:
3 to lift the anchor (= a heavy metal object) of a ship from under the water so that it can move freely
4 to be pulled toward the earth with a particular force that can be measured, or to measure this force in an object; to show an amount of weight:
5 to have an influence:
6 to consider something carefully, esp. by comparing facts or possibilities, in order to make a decision:
The judge told the jury to weigh the facts and the evidence.
You have to weigh the advantage of early graduation against the disadvantage of being younger than everyone else.
7 to have a particular weight:
The portable calculator weighs 2 ounces.
9 to carefully consider something, especially by comparing facts or possibilities, in order to make a decision:
She's neurotic about her weight - she weighs herself three times a day.
She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms.
Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.
At each visit, children were weighed and details of their health, diet and home environment were recorded.
To ensure that slugs were fully hydrated they were placed on moist cotton wool for > 1 h before being weighed.
Once the ash had cooled, it was transferred into plastic bags, which were weighed and labelled for each burn.
