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(1):

(v. t.) To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.

(2):

(n.) A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.

(3):

(v. t.) 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.

(4):

(v. i.) To judge; to estimate.

(5):

(v. i.) To bear heavily; to press hard.

(6):

(v. i.) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

(7):

(n.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.

(8):

(v. i.) To have weight; to be heavy.

(9):

(v. t.) To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.

(10):

(v. t.) 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.

(11):

(v. t.) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

(12):

(v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Weigh'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/weigh.html. 1828.
 
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