Betydelse av weighing på svenska

• 0 present participle of weigh

• 1 to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object:

  • Yesterday a satellite weighing 15 tons was successfully placed in orbit.

  • She weighs herself every week on the scales in the bathroom.

  • Your luggage must be weighed before it is put on the aircraft.

• 2 (of something such as a fact or an event) to have an influence or be important:

  • Easy access to a skilled workforce weighed heavily with us when we chose a site for the new factory.

• 3 to carefully consider, especially by comparing facts or possibilities, in order to make a decision:

  • Only when we have weighed all the factors involved can we decide when would be the best time to start.

  • Economic benefits must be carefully weighed against the possible dangers of handling radioactive waste.

• 4 to lift the anchor (= a heavy metal object) of a ship from under the water so that it can move freely