"outweigh" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outweigh.wav [UK] Forms: outweigh [canonical], outweighs [third-person, singular], outweighed [past], outweighed [past, participle], outweighing [present, participle]
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  1. If something outweighs another thing, the first is more important than the second.
    Sense id: simple-outweigh-en-verb-Db8Y~6J2
  2. If you outweigh someone, it means you are heavier than they are; you weigh more than they do.
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