weighing

[ˈweɪ.ɪŋ]

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Weighing is when you measure something heavy using weights or a scale.

When people talk about weighing, they often mean getting on the bathroom scales to see how much they weigh. You might go to the doctor and get weighed so they can keep track of your health. But "weighing" also means considering the importance or value of something - like weighing up the pros and cons of a decision. This usually happens when you're trying to make a choice, and you want to think carefully about all the good things and bad things that might happen. For example, if you have to decide between two job offers, you might be weighing which one is better for your future.

How common is "weighing"?

Word weighing is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

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

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noun

The process by which something is weighed.
Example: She took her baby to the clinic for regular weighings.

adjective

That weighs or burdens.

Real examples of "weighing" in context

Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt & Robert Downey Jr on Making Oppenheimer, Oscar Nominations & Matt Damon

Interview

I stopped kind of weighing myself, you know, after a while.

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