to weigh
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5.8
- verb
- /weɪ/
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pesar (a alguien)
- And yeah, some days it does weigh heavy on my heart because that's just that day.
- weigh heavily on
But the lack of it does sometimes, you know, weigh upon me.
- But the lack of it does sometimes, you know, weigh upon me.
- It is something that really weighs on the people who have it.
- That there must be a thing that weighs on you to not be able to fully.
- And yeah, some days it does weigh heavy on my heart because that's just that day.
- Is it still, is it weighing on you heavily?
- I was like, damn, I this definitely is, is weighing heavy on them.
- It's slipping through the shadows and that's weighing on my soul.
- So that obviously has weighed on people's minds.
- That would be something that would weigh heavily on me after.
- The regret weighs tons because it can accumulate.
Examples
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But the lack of it does sometimes, you know, weigh upon me.
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It is something that really weighs on the people who have it.
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And I tell you that that has weighed on us for a long time.
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The responsibility was by no means small, and it weighed heavily upon my mind.
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I mean, I know that for me, personally, the past weighs on me.
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We turn now, you and I, to a burden weighing heavy in this tale.
Fiction book (1994) -
In contrast, she says, many in Uzbekistan are still weighed down by Soviet-era psychology.
Academic text (1999) -
The memory of the oppression of "kingly wars" weighed heavily on the men of Philadelphia.
Academic text (1991) -
Wulf's fate weighed heavy on Héra's mind.
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The responsibility of taking care of the sick weighed heavily on her mind.
Synonyms
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5.9
Weigh heavily on someone, causing worry or distress
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5.2
To cause worry or sadness that stays in someone's mind
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4.9
Make someone feel sad or worried
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6.0
To make someone feel worried for a long time
To make someone feel guilty about something they did or failed to do
Keep someone worried about something bad that might happen
Antonyms
Idioms
Carefully compare the good and bad points before you decide
To make someone feel guilty about something they did or failed to do
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.8
An official event when officials measure how heavy competitors are before a competition
How Burdensome
Surface Forms
Etymology
Weigh (to press on the mind) comes from the idea of a heavy load pressing down. The old English wegan meant 'to carry', so if something 'weighs' on you it feels like a heavy burden on your thoughts.