weight

/weɪt/

nounverbweight

Remember: you “WEIGH” things on a scale, and the “T” is the extra tag at the end—WEIGH + T = WEIGHT.

Yes, it's weight. The tricky part is the vowel: it’s spelled **ei** (we**i**ght) but sounds like long A (/eɪ/).

Definitions

  1. nounHow heavy something is; the amount of heaviness of a person or thing.
  2. nounA heavy object used to make something heavier or to measure mass (such as in a scale).
  3. nounImportance or influence; the power something has to affect a decision.
  4. verbTo measure how heavy something is.
  5. verbTo add weight to something; to make something heavier.

Examples

  • The doctor recorded my weight at the checkup.
  • Please weight the flour before you start baking.
  • Her opinion carried a lot of weight in the meeting.

Synonyms

heavinessmassloadburdenimportance

Antonyms

lightness

Translations

ES pesoPT pesoFR poids

Common misspellings

waightweitwatewieghtweigthwaytwiegthweihgt

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