weight
pronunciation
How to pronounce weight in British English:
UK [weɪt]
How to pronounce weight in American English:
US [weɪt]
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- Noun:
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- the relative importance granted to something
- an artifact that is heavy
- an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- a unit used to measure weight
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
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- Verb:
- weight down with a load
- present with a bias
Word Origin
- weight (n.)
- Old English gewiht "weighing, weight, downward force of a body, heaviness," from Proto-Germanic *wihti- (cognates: Old Norse vætt, Danish vegt, Old Frisian wicht, Middle Dutch gewicht, German Gewicht), from *weg- (see weigh). Figurative sense of "burden" is late 14c. To lose weight "get thinner" is recorded from 1961. Weight Watcher as a trademark name dates from 1960. To pull one's weight (1921) is from rowing. To throw (one's) weight around figuratively is by 1922. Weight-training is from 1945. Weight-lifting is from 1885; weight-lifter (human) from 1893.
- weight (v.)
- "to load with weight," 1747 (figuratively, of the mind, from 1640s), from weight (n.). Of horses in a handicap race, 1846. Sense in statistics is recorded from 1901. Related: Weighted; weighting.
Synonym
instigate incline effect arouse impel act sway rouse motivate have weight influence actuate carry move bias on meaning affect
and cross grief onus trouble charge strain chain responsibility worry burden albatross ordeal hardship hindrance to oppression handicap bear millstone saddle obligation trial affliction encumbrance duty care impediment tribulation load ball misery tax anxiety woe difficulty
Example
- 1. Carrying spare segments adds to a vehicle 's weight .
- 2. Overfeeding can cause vomiting , diarrhea or excessive weight gain .
- 3. Do you worry about your weight ?
- 4. The dive of me the weight of me .
- 5. Little weight is given to future prospects .