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weigh on something — weigh on (something) to push something down. High energy prices weigh on a company s profits by increasing production costs. Usage notes: usually used in connection with financial markets or prices … New idioms dictionary
weigh down something — weigh down (something) to slow the operation or growth of an organization. The company was weighed down with debt. Health care costs weigh the economy down … New idioms dictionary
weigh someone/something up — Brit. carefully assess someone or something investors weighed up their next move … Useful english dictionary
weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs weigh somebody<=>down weigh in weigh on somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
weigh on — (something) to push something down. High energy prices weigh on a company s profits by increasing production costs. Usage notes: usually used in connection with financial markets or prices … New idioms dictionary
weigh down — (something) to slow the operation or growth of an organization. The company was weighed down with debt. Health care costs weigh the economy down … New idioms dictionary
weigh out — intransitive verb of a jockey : to have oneself weighed with saddle and weights before the start of a race compare weigh in 1c transitive verb : to take the weight of (a jockey) before the start of a race as a test of qualification compare weigh… … Useful english dictionary
weigh up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh up : present tense I/you/we/they weigh up he/she/it weighs up present participle weighing up past tense weighed up past participle weighed up weigh up something to consider the good and bad aspects of… … English dictionary
weigh into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh into : present tense I/you/we/they weigh into he/she/it weighs into present participle weighing into past tense weighed into past participle weighed into 1) weigh into something to become involved in… … English dictionary
weigh — [ weı ] verb ** 1. ) linking verb to have a particular weight: Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? The baby weighed 7 pounds when she was born. weigh a ton (=be very heavy): Your suitcase weighs a ton. a ) transitive to measure how heavy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
