Weighing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

careful consideration

have a certain weight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪɪŋ/.

Examples

a little deliberation would have deterred them
You must consider her age
The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

weigh deliberation matter advisement press librate consider count

Parts of Speech

noun	careful consideration “a little deliberation would have deterred them”
verb	have a certain weight
verb	show consideration for; take into account “You must consider her age”
verb	determine the weight of “The butcher weighed the chicken”
verb	have weight; have import, carry weight “It does not matter much”
verb	to be oppressive or burdensome; , “weigh heavily on the mind”

Word Forms

deliberate	verb	think about carefully; weigh
weigh	verb	show consideration for; take into account
advise	verb	give advice to
consideration	noun	information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
weighing	noun	careful consideration
weigher	noun	an official who weighs and records the weight
matter	noun	some situation or event that is thought about

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wiegen

sorgfältige Überlegung

🇫🇷French

pesée

un examen attentif

🇪🇸Spanish

peso

consideración cuidadosa

🇮🇹Italian

pesatura

attenta considerazione

🇳🇱Dutch

weging

zorgvuldige afweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

pesagem

consideração cuidadosa

🇷🇺Russian

взвешивание

тщательное рассмотрение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वजन

सावधानीपूर्वक विचार

🇧🇩Bengali

ওজন

সতর্ক বিবেচনা

🇮🇳Tamil

எடையுள்ள

கவனமாக பரிசீலித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బరువు

జాగ్రత్తగా పరిశీలన

🇮🇳Marathi

वजन

काळजीपूर्वक विचार

🇮🇳Gujarati

વજન

કાળજીપૂર્વક વિચારણા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂಕದ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൂക്കം

ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവമായ പരിഗണന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਜ਼ਨ

ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

وزن

محتاط غور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

称重

仔细考虑

🇯🇵Japanese

重さを量る

慎重な検討

🇰🇷Korean

계량

신중한 고려

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cân

cân nhắc cẩn thận

🇹🇭Thai

การชั่งน้ำหนัก

การพิจารณาอย่างรอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menimbang

pertimbangan yang cermat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtimbang

maingat na pagsasaalang-alang

🇲🇾Malay

menimbang

pertimbangan yang teliti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وزن

دراسة متأنية

🇮🇷Persian

وزن کردن

بررسی دقیق

🇹🇷Turkish

tartım

dikkatli değerlendirme

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁקִילָה

שיקול זהיר

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'weighing'?

The primary meaning of 'weighing' is 'careful consideration'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'weighing' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'weighing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'weighing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'weighing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'weighing' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'weighing' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'weighing' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'weighing' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'weighing' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'weighing' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted