"weigh" meaning in English

See weigh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /weɪ/ Audio: en-us-weigh.ogg [US] Forms: weigh [canonical], weighs [third-person, singular], weighed [past], weighed [past, participle], weighing [present, participle]
enPR: wā Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you weigh something, you find out its weight.
    Sense id: simple-weigh-en-verb-qNTZXQ9u
  2. To have a certain weight.
    Sense id: simple-weigh-en-verb-1T4zbpQP Categories (other): Verbs
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