counterweigh
UK/kaʊntəˈweɪ/
counterweigh verb: to act as counterbalance (against something).
Verb
counterweigh (third-person singular simple present counterweighs, present participle counterweighing, simple past and past participle counterweighed)
- To act as counterbalance (against something).
- To counterbalance; to balance out.
- Yet Francis's favour could not counterweigh the disastrous flaw in European Christian mission in Africa, its association with the Portuguese slave trade.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 709
counterweigh meaning in Bengali
counterweigh in Bengali
- ভারসাম্য হিসেবে কাজ করা, ভারসাম্য রক্ষা করা, সমান করা
Forms of counterweigh
| third-person singular present | counterweighs |
|---|---|
| present participle | counterweighing |
| past participle | counterweighed |
| past | counterweighed |
Origin of counterweigh
From counter- + weigh, under the influence Anglo-Norman contrepeser (“to counterpoise”).
Questions about counterweigh
- What does counterweigh mean?
- Counterweigh means to act as counterbalance (against something).
- What is counterweigh in Bengali?
- Counterweigh in Bengali is ভারসাম্য হিসেবে কাজ করা, ভারসাম্য রক্ষা করা, সমান করা. See Counterweigh meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is counterweigh?
- Counterweigh is a verb.
- How do you pronounce counterweigh?
- Counterweigh is pronounced /kaʊntəˈweɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of counterweigh?
- The past tense of counterweigh is counterweighed.
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