"weigh in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-weigh in.ogg Forms: weighs in [present, singular, third-person], weighing in [participle, present], weighed in [participle, past], weighed in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} weigh in (third-person singular simple present weighs in, present participle weighing in, simple past and past participle weighed in)
  1. (intransitive with an indication of weight) To undergo a weigh-in. Tags: intransitive
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  2. (transitive) To subject to a weigh-in. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-weigh_in-en-verb-E~v5WxOF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 3 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 34 33 6 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 38 6 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 36 5 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 34 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 36 4 30
  3. (intransitive, with "at") To weigh. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-weigh_in-en-verb-DUzjOsev
  4. (intransitive, idiomatic) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue): sich einschalten (German), sich einmischen (German), sein Zeug dazutun (German), beszáll (Hungarian), megszólal (Hungarian), hallatja a hangját (Hungarian), beleszól (Hungarian), belefolyik (Hungarian), közbeszól (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-weigh_in-en-verb-uLNxofCO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 3 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 34 33 6 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 38 6 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 36 5 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 34 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 36 4 30 Disambiguation of "idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue": 2 2 3 93

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