"outweigh" meaning in English

See outweigh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outweigh.wav Forms: outweighs [present, singular, third-person], outweighing [participle, present], outweighed [participle, past], outweighed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From out- + weigh. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|weigh}} out- + weigh Head templates: {{en-verb}} outweigh (third-person singular simple present outweighs, present participle outweighing, simple past and past participle outweighed)
  1. (transitive) To exceed in weight or mass. Tags: transitive Translations (to exceed in weight or mass): ثَقَلَ (ṯaqala) (Arabic), тежа повече от (teža poveče ot) (Bulgarian), überwiegen (German), eccedere (Italian), a cântări mai greu decât (Romanian)
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  2. (transitive) To exceed in importance or value. Tags: transitive Translations (to exceed in importance or value): имам по-голямо значение (imam po-goljamo značenie) (Bulgarian), überragen (German), superare (Italian), 上回る (uwamawaru) (Japanese), a excede în valoare (Romanian), suprapesar (Spanish), extrapesar (Spanish), superar (Spanish), exceder (Spanish), ultrapesar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-outweigh-en-verb-dI6HCgsB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'to exceed in importance or value': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: outnumber

Inflected forms

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exceed in importance or value",
      "word": "exceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exceed in importance or value",
      "word": "ultrapesar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "outweigh"
}

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