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beweigh

beweigh verb: to determine the weight of; weigh; consider.

Verb

beweigh (third-person singular simple present beweighs, present participle beweighing, simple past and past participle beweighed)

  1. (transitive) To determine the weight of; weigh; consider.
    • But the governour is sufficiently warned thereof by the common bruit of the people; and also, I shall not fail, on your lordships behalf, to advise him to beweigh the same, in such sort as ye require me by your said letters.1809, Sir Ralph Sadler, The state papers and letters of Sir Ralph Sadler, knight-banneret: Volume 1

Forms of beweigh

third-person singular presentbeweighs
present participlebeweighing
past participlebeweighed
pastbeweighed

Origin of beweigh

From be- + weigh. Compare Dutch bewegen (“to move”) and German bewegen, rare German bewägen.

Questions about beweigh

What does beweigh mean?
Beweigh means to determine the weight of; weigh; consider.
What part of speech is beweigh?
Beweigh is a verb.
What is the past tense of beweigh?
The past tense of beweigh is beweighed.

Words near beweigh in the dictionary

  1. beweep
  2. beweeper
  3. beweepers
  4. beweeping
  5. beweeps
  6. beweigh
  7. beweighed
  8. beweighing
  9. beweighs
  10. bewelcome
  11. bewell

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