to weigh

Examples

• All

• But the lack of it does sometimes, you know, weigh upon me.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• It is something that really weighs on the people who have it.

  Rich Roll

• And I tell you that that has weighed on us for a long time.

• The responsibility was by no means small, and it weighed heavily upon my mind.

  Kundun (1997)

• I mean, I know that for me, personally, the past weighs on me.

  May December (2023)

• 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.

  The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

• The responsibility of taking care of the sick weighed heavily on her mind.

Synonyms

P

to press

vsto weigh

55 5.9

Weigh heavily on someone, causing worry or distress

is the general sense of causing mental burden beyond duties or problems

W

to weigh on

vsto weigh

46 5.2

To cause worry or sadness that stays in someone's mind

is the simple verb form used without a following preposition

H

to hang over someone's head

vsto weigh

22 7.6

Keep someone worried about something bad that might happen

describes present mental heaviness rather than a looming future threat

W

to weigh down

vsto weigh

16 4.9

Make someone feel sad or worried

emphasizes worry and anxiety more than simple sadness or gloom

W

to weigh on someone's mind

vsto weigh

6 6.0

To make someone feel worried for a long time

can cause worry without implying long lasting duration

W

to weigh on someone's conscience

vsto weigh

1 7.5

To make someone feel guilty about something they did or failed to do

covers general worry or burden not restricted to guilt

Antonyms

E

to ease

309 2.1

To make something less painful or difficult

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

Idioms

W

to weigh on someone's conscience

1 7.5

To make someone feel guilty about something they did or failed to do

W

to weigh the costs against the benefits

1 4.1

Carefully compare the good and bad points before you decide

Phrasal Verbs

W

to weigh in

165 4.0

To give your opinion in a discussion when asked

W

to weigh on

46 5.2

To cause worry or sadness that stays in someone's mind

W

to weigh against

17 5.6

To be a disadvantage compared with another thing

W

to weigh down

16 4.9

Make someone feel sad or worried

W

to weigh down

7 3.6

Make something heavier so it bends or sinks

W

to weigh on someone's mind

6 6.0

To make someone feel worried for a long time

W

to weigh anchor

• Specialized

4 7.7

Raise a ship's anchor to get ready to leave

W

to weigh up

• UK

4 4.4

Carefully think about and compare options before deciding

W

to weigh your options

2 3.8

Think carefully about different choices before you decide

W

to weigh the anchor

• Specialized

1 6.7

Raise the anchor from the water so the ship can sail

W

to weigh up the evidence

• UK

1 4.5

To carefully look at all the evidence before deciding

Compounds

W

weigh-in

12 3.8

An official event when officials measure how heavy competitors are before a competition

How Burdensome

to overwhelm

193 4.4

to weigh

65 5.8

to trouble

128 1.8

to bother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology