weigh
/weɪ/ verbDefinition
weigh 200g/75 kg/10 stone, etc › to have a weight of 200g/75 kg/10 stone, etc: How much do you weigh?
MEASURE [T] › to measure how heavy someone or something is: Can you weigh that piece of cheese for me? She weighs herself every day.
CONSIDER [T] (also UK weigh up) › to consider something carefully, especially in order to make a decision: The jury must weigh the evidence. He needs to weigh up the pros and cons of going to college.
(Definition of weigh verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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