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🏆 To be more important ⚖️ To be heavier
to outweigh

to outweigh

9 3.4
To be heavier than another thing
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈweɪ/
translation icon : pesar más que
  • However, we suggest that the benefits are far outweighed by the drawbacks.
  • far outweigh
  • outweigh the benefits
  • clearly outweighs

Examples

  • I think a lot of us avoid confrontation when the cost outweighs the benefit.

    Blog text (32)

  • The cost of waiting far outweighs the cost of restarting the search.

    Blog text (6)

  • Under these strict standards, local planning concerns rarely outweigh a town's regional housing need.

    Academic text (2001)

  • How do I stop the bad days from outweighing the good days?

  • Their offensive and defensive lines outweigh the Spartans by over 50 pounds per man.

    When the Game Stands Tall (2014)

  • You're spoiling for a fight with a man who outweighs you.

    Legends of the Fall (1994)

  • Overall, the PE teacher felt that the benefits probably outweighed the negative issues with the students putting the HRMs on in a timely manner.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The new model's benefits outweigh its drawbacks, making it a worthwhile investment.

  • In this experiment, the advantages of using the new technique outweigh the risks involved.

  • The benefits of regular exercise outweigh the time it takes to work out.

Synonyms

to outbalance
vsto outweigh
1 7.1

To be more important than something else

refers specifically to greater physical weight rather than importance or effect

How Heavy

to outweigh
9 3.4
to weigh
432 1.0

Surface Forms

outweigh infinitive
outweighing present participle
outweighs third person singular
outweighed past
outweighed past participle

Morphology

outweigh = weigh (transparent) = out + weigh

A regular prefixation of 'out-' to the verb 'weigh' producing the sense 'exceed in weight', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Outweigh comes from the prefix out- meaning 'more than' and the verb weigh, which is about 'weight'. Think of two things on a scale: the one with more weight 'outweighs' the other, so it is heavier.