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To determine the weight of an object.
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Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.
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To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
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To judge; to estimate.
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To consider a subject.
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To have a certain weight.
I weigh ten and a half stone.
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To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
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To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
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To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
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To weigh anchor.
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To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
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To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.