heft
pronunciation
How to pronounce heft in British English:
UK [heft]
How to pronounce heft in American English:
US [heft]
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- Noun:
- the property of being large in mass
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- Verb:
- lift or elevate
- test the weight of something by lifting it
Word Origin
- heft (v.)
- "to lift," 1660s, from heft (n.). Related: Hefted; hefting.
- heft (n.)
- mid-15c., "weight, heaviness, quality of weight," from heave on analogy of thieve/theft, weave/weft, etc.; also influenced by heft, obsolete past participle of heave.
Example
- 1. Flabby and repetitive writing explains some of this heft .
- 2. They may lack the heft of big banks , but few financial institutions are more interconnected .
- 3. Quite literally , over time , our brains lose their heft .
- 4. A combination of american and japanese heft could , say tpp advocates , entice other countries , such as canada , to join the group .
- 5. Their growing economic heft and developing-country status could make them allies in setting prices for natural resources , partners at trade forums and big buyers of each other 's goods , officials from both countries say .