"weigh in the balance" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: weighs in the balance [present, singular, third-person], weighing in the balance [participle, present], weighed in the balance [participle, past], weighed in the balance [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|weighs in the balance|weighing in the balance|weighed in the balance}} weigh in the balance (third-person singular simple present weighs in the balance, present participle weighing in the balance, simple past and past participle weighed in the balance)
  1. To ponder or evaluate; to assess the merits and demerits of. Related terms: hang in the balance
    Sense id: en-weigh_in_the_balance-en-verb-fx3Fr8lh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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