WEIGH
What does "WEIGH" mean?
To find how heavy something is, or to consider something carefully.
Meanings
- To measure the heaviness of something, typically with a scale. The nurse asked him to step on the scale so she could weigh him.
- To have a particular heaviness. The newborn weighed just over seven pounds.
- To consider or balance carefully in the mind. She weighed the offer against the risk before answering. figurative
- To press down on or burden, as a worry does. The debt weighed on him for years. figurative
Did you know?
- When sailors 'weigh anchor,' they aren't measuring anything - 'weigh' here keeps its oldest meaning, to lift or carry, the same root that gives us 'wagon.'
Word origin
From Old English 'wegan', to carry or balance, related to Old Norse 'vega' and Latin 'vehere' (to carry); the same root underlies 'wagon'.
Remember it
WEIGH hides 'eigh' like 'eight' - and eight pounds is something to weigh.
A little poem
Set the choice on the cold brass plate.
Watch the needle hunt for true -
even doing nothing has a weight.
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What it teaches
Every choice has mass, including the one to wait; you are always weighing, even when you stall.
Quick facts
What does WEIGH mean?
To find how heavy something is, or to consider something carefully.
Is WEIGH a valid word?
Yes — WEIGH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WEIGH?
WEIGH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WEIGH come from?
From Old English 'wegan', to carry or balance, related to Old Norse 'vega' and Latin 'vehere' (to carry); the same root underlies 'wagon'.
What can WEIGH teach us?
Every choice has mass, including the one to wait; you are always weighing, even when you stall.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.