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Meaning of weight in English

weight
noun
us
/weɪt/ uk
/weɪt/

weight noun (HEAVINESS)

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B1 [ C or U ]
the amount that something or someone weighs:
How much weight can this truck safely carry?
in your weight There was a slight decrease in his weight after a week of dieting.
[ C ]
a piece of metal of known heaviness that can be used to measure the heaviness of other objects
 
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B2 [ C ]
any object that is heavy, especially one lifted or thrown for exercise:
Try not to lift heavy weights.
I lift weights twice a week at the gym.
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weight noun (INFLUENCE)

C2 [ U ]
respect, influence, trust, or importance:
Her experience does give her opinions quite a bit of weight.
attach weight to After he was voted out of office, few people attached much weight to what he said.
carry weight Radical views don't carry much weight any more.
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Idioms

be/take a weight off your mind
take the weight off your feet/legs
have/carry/bear/feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
weight
verb [ T ]
us
/weɪt/ uk
/weɪt/
to fasten something heavy to something:
be weighted down Paper tablecloths need to be weighted down or they blow away in the wind.
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(Definition of weight from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

weight | Intermediate English

weight
noun
us
/weɪt/

weight noun (MEASURE OF HOW HEAVY)

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[ C/U ]
a quality of an object that is a measure of the force by which the earth attracts it, or an object considered as having this quality:
[ U ] The maximum weight the bridge can support is 15 tons.
[ U ] You’ve lost some weight since the last time I saw you.
[ U ] I don’t want to put on weight (= become heavier).
[ C ] When lifting a heavy weight, keep your back straight and bend your knees.
[ C/U ]
A weight is also a piece of metal whose force toward earth has been measured, and by which you can measure other objects:
[ C ] a one-pound weight
[ C/U ]
A weight is also sports equipment, esp. a piece of metal attached to each end of a bar or to a special machine that you move or lift to strengthen your muscles:
[ C ] He lifts weights.

weight noun (INFLUENCE)

[ U ]
influence:
Her word carried weight with her neighbors.

weightlessness

noun [ U ] us
/ˈweɪt·lə·snəs/

Idiom

weight off your mind
(Definition of weight from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

weight | Business English

weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/ us
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[ C or U ]
how heavy something or someone is:
The Directive mandates that 85% of the weight of the vehicle must be reused or recycled.
by weight Metal products for children should not consist of more than 0.06% lead, by weight.
increase/decrease in weight Cars have increased in weight and fuel economy has suffered accordingly.
[ C ]
any object that is heavy:
The warehouse work involves the lifting of heavy weights.
[ U ]
the quality of being heavy:
Most fabrics need interfacing to support the weight of buttons.
[ C or U ]   MEASURES
a unit or system of units used for expressing how much an object weighs:
Imperial weights and measures were introduced in the 13th century.
respect, influence, trust, or importance:
The Association's reports carry weight because it stands for independence and integrity.
The guidelines give greater weight to economic potential.
Few people attached much weight to the findings of the enquiry.
throw/put your weight behind sth
to use all your influence to support something:
The building firm threw its weight behind criticism of the government's new planning restrictions.
under the weight of sth
suffering problems or difficulties caused by something:
The American economy is slowing down under the weight of higher interest rates.

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equal weight
gross weight
net weight
pull verb
punch
weight
verb [ T, usually passive ]
uk
/weɪt/ us
to give greater or lesser values to things to show how important they are compared to each other:
be weighted according to sth Each country's growth rate is weighted according to its share of world GDP.
be weighted by sth Most indexes are weighted by market value.
The results have been weighted to take account of household size.
to organize something in a way that is likely to produce an advantage or disadvantage:
be weighted against sb/sth In the marketplace, costs are weighted against smaller investors.
be weighted in favour of/towards sb/sth The labour market is heavily weighted toward skilled jobseekers.
(Definition of weight from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of weight

weight
I think he carried that weight with him.
From Chicago Tribune
I think it is a great move to get a lot of weight out of the car.
From Los Angeles Times
I don't think she's on a mission to lose weight.
From New York Post
There are three ways to get weight under control.
From CNN
So many people have asked me if it's okay to have a drink when trying to lose weight.
From ABC News
There was weight gain and eventually weight loss.
From Reuters
But it did bring the full weight of the federal government against states and local school boards.
From Los Angeles Times
So it was a lot of weight in a lot of different ways, on a very young child.
From NPR
However, little is known about combining the drugs for weight managment.
From ABC News
Both are just as costly in care as smoking/weight.
From CNN
These attacks operate on the assumption that our pasts always carry more weight than our presents.
From Slate Magazine
They double their weight, so they're more than 50 percent fat by the time they're ready to leave.
From NPR
The etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal (by weight) in the world.
From Huffington Post
Further, what weight do you place on funding for the arts?
From cleveland.com
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Collocations with weight

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actual weight
After 16 weeks the estimated weight of each plerocercoid was compared with its actual weight after being recovered from the body cavity.
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added weight
The expression ' never ever ' in this extract lends added weight to the respondent's statement that she does not drink.
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approximate weight
Animals of approximate weight of 100 g were infected by gastric intubation.
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