Παρασκευή 9 Οκτωβρίου 2015

Word of the day

Weigh

Phrasal Verbs

weigh down 

  • tmake someone heavy and unable to move easily The waiters were weighed down by huge trays of food.
  • to cause problems for someone or something, or to make someone worried - Wall Street has been weighed down by economic uncertainty. -Wall Street has been weighed down by economic uncertainty.

    weigh in
    •  to be weighed or to weigh (someone) before competing in a fight, race, etc. - When will the jockeys weigh in? - The boxers were weighed in before the fight.
    • informal : to give your opinion about something - Would you like to weigh in with your opinion? [=would you like to say what your opinion is?]

      weigh on (someone) 
      • to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried - The bad news is really weighing on me. - I can tell that something is weighing on his mind. [=that he's worried about something]
      weigh (something) out or weigh out (something)

      • to measure and remove a certain weight of (something) -Would you weigh out 20 pounds of rice?
      •  to separate (a portion of something that weighs a certain amount) -weighed the portions out and distributed them.
      weigh up (someone) or (something)
      • to look at and listen to (someone) in order to make a judgment about that person's character, abilities, etc. - She was watching him closely as he spoke, weighing him up. [=sizing him up]
      • to consider the good and bad aspects of something in order to reach a decision about it - Before buying weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of each type.


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