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weighverb
weighed
Past Simple
weighed
Past Participle
weighing
Gerund
UK
/weɪ/
US
/weɪ/
évaluerAu sens de considérer attentivement en comparant les options.
She weighed the pros and cons before deciding to accept the job offer.
Elle a évalué le pour et le contre avant de décider d’accepter l’offre d’emploi.
peserAu sens figuré, avec l’idée d’avoir un impact ou une charge psychologique.
His past mistakes weighed heavily on his mind.
Ses erreurs passées pesaient lourdement sur son esprit.
The grocer weighed the apples before putting them in the bag.
L’épicier a pesé les pommes avant de les mettre dans le sac.
Synonyms
evaluate
ponder
consider
calculate
assess
gauge
measure

Definitions

weighverb
To measure the weight of something.
The grocer weighed the apples before putting them in the bag.
To consider or examine something carefully, especially by comparing facts or possibilities, in order to make a decision.
She weighed the pros and cons before deciding to accept the job offer.
To have a certain weight.
The package weighs five kilograms.
To have an influence or effect on something.
His past mistakes weighed heavily on his mind.
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