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Noun: weighing  wey-ing
  1. Careful consideration
    "a little weighing would have deterred them"
    - deliberation, advisement
Verb: weigh  wey
  1. Have a certain weight
     
  2. Show consideration for; take into account
    - consider, count
     
  3. Determine the weight of
    "The butcher weighed the chicken"
    - librate
     
  4. Have weight; have import, carry weight
    "It does not weigh much"
    - count, matter
     
  5. To be oppressive or burdensome
    "weigh heavily on the mind"
    - press

Derived forms: weighings

See also: weigher

Type of: be, consideration, measure, quantify, quantitate

Encyclopedia: Weigh