weigh one's words in English

Forms: weighs one's words [present, singular, third-person], weighing one's words [participle, present], weighed one's words [participle, past], weighed one's words [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=weigh one's words}} weigh one's words (third-person singular simple present weighs one's words, present participle weighing one's words, simple past and past participle weighed one's words)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weighs one's words",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "weighed one's words",
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To think carefully about what one will say."
      ],
      "id": "en-weigh_one's_words-en-verb--pz729ph",
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          "carefully",
          "carefully"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To think carefully about what one will say."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mince words"
        }
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "punnita sanansa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "peser ses mots"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "pesare le parole"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "väga sina ord på guldvåg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "weigh one's words"
}

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      "form": "weighs one's words",
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    },
    {
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "weighed one's words",
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    }
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) To think carefully about what one will say."
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "punnita sanansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "peser ses mots"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "pesare le parole"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "väga sina ord på guldvåg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weigh one's words"
}

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"weigh one's words" meaning in English

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