weigh
English
/weɪ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- (transitive) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- (intransitive) To judge; to estimate.
- (transitive) To consider a subject.
- (transitive) To have a certain weight.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive) To weigh anchor.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (obsolete) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English weghen inherited from Old English wegan (weigh, carry, move) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weganą (move, carry, weigh, wiggle) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti (be transporting, go, carry), *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weǵʰ-
Gloss
move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
行
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aweigh English
- beam English
- beweigh English
- bridge English
- check English
- checkweighman English
- counterweigh English
- downweigh English
- foreweigh English
- house English
- lock English
- master English
- outweigh English
- overweigh English
- reweigh English
- unweighable English
- vector English
- weighable English
- weighage English
- weighbeam English
- weighbridge English
- weigher English
- weighest English
- weigheth English
- weighhouse English
- weighlock English
- weighman English
- weighmaster English
- viedä Finnish
- viejä Finnish
- vieminen Finnish
- viemäri Finnish
- vienti Finnish
- viettää Finnish
- vector Latin
- vena Latin
- via Latin
- voco, vocō, vocāre Latin
- vomer Latin
- Wägeform German
- abwiegen German
- abwägen German
- aufwiegen German
- auswiegen German
- bewegen German
- darwägen German
- erwägen German
- verwiegen German
- vorwiegen German
- wiegen German
- wägen German
- überwiegen German
- vogare Italian
- afwegen Dutch, Flemish
- bewegen Dutch, Flemish
- overwegen Dutch, Flemish
- wagen Dutch, Flemish
- weegschaal Dutch, Flemish
- wegen Dutch, Flemish
- wegenkaart Dutch, Flemish
- véhicule French
- ϝέχω Ancient Greek
- ὄχεα Ancient Greek
- ὤγανον Ancient Greek
- *weyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *weǵʰnos Proto-Indo-European
- *woǵʰlos Proto-Indo-European
- *woǵʰnos Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰe- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰeti Proto-Indo-European
- *wóǵʰos Proto-Indo-European
- oppveie Norwegian Bokmål
- tungtveiende Norwegian Bokmål
- veie Norwegian Bokmål
- *wagjaz Proto-Germanic
- *wagnaz Proto-Germanic
- *wagōną Proto-Germanic
- *weganą Proto-Germanic
- *wegaz Proto-Germanic
- *wigją Proto-Germanic
- *wihtiz Proto-Germanic
- *wēgaz Proto-Germanic
- *wēgō Proto-Germanic
- vega Norwegian Nynorsk
- gewegan Old English
- wegan Old English
- wicga Old English
- ætwegan Old English
- ओघ Sanskrit
- वहति Sanskrit
- वह् Sanskrit
- overweȝen Middle English
- weghen Middle English
- hvernig Old Norse
- vega Old Norse
- overveje Danish
- veje Danish
- *veslo Proto-Slavic
- *vesti Proto-Slavic
- *vezti Proto-Slavic
- *voziti Proto-Slavic
- *vozъ Proto-Slavic
- bewegen Middle Dutch
- wēgen Middle Dutch
- wegan Old High German
- wegen Middle High German
- weigen Middle High German
- weien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wegan gmw-pro
- *wegan Old Dutch
- *veedäk Proto-Finnic
- বোৱা Assamese
- *wextā Proto-Celtic
- béegan Cimbrian
- *waȷ́ʰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wáȷ́ʰati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- wegan Old Saxon
- weigge Alemannic German
- *weksloks Proto-Italic
- *weɣō Proto-Italic
- *wáźʰati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- 𑀯𑀳𑀤𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
- *wixe- Proto-Uralic
- 𑀯𑀳𑀇 Maharastri Prakrit
- *wedza Proto-Albanian
- wæghæ Old Danish
- wegi Sranan Tongo
- *wékʰō Proto-Hellenic
- *gez Proto-Armenian