weigh

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for weigh

weigh 🔊 /wejˈ/

weigh : වැදගත් සේ හැඟෙනවා

weigh : බර ඇතිව පවතිනවා

weigh : කිරනවා

weigh : ඔසවනවා

weigh : සලකා බලනවා

weigh : බර බලනවා

weigh definition

Noun.

  1. A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
  2. A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.

Transitive verb.

  1. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
  2. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
  3. To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
  4. To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
  5. To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance.
  6. To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To have weight; to be heavy.
  2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
  3. To bear heavily; to press hard.
  4. To judge; to estimate.