weigh against in English

Audio: En-au-weigh against.ogg

[Australia] Forms: weighs against [present, singular, third-person], weighing against [participle, present], weighed against [participle, past], weighed against [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} weigh against (third-person singular simple present weighs against, present participle weighing against, simple past and past participle weighed against)

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "His seemingly racist remarks will weigh against him in the forthcoming election."
        }
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        "To be disadvantageous to someone."
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        "(idiomatic) To be disadvantageous to someone."
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    {
      "form": "weighs against",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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"weigh against" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms