peise
/peɪz/
peise verb: to weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
Verb
peise (third-person singular simple present peises, present participle peising, simple past and past participle peised)
- To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
- To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).
- To weigh down, retard
- I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time,
To eke it, and to draw it out in length, […]c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time,
Noun
peise (plural peises)
- A weight; a poise.
- To weigh pence with a peise.c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “(please specify the passus number)”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...] (Cr, B-text), London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC
- A heavy blow, an impact.
- Great Ptolomæe it for his lemans sake / Ybuilded all of glasse, by Magicke powre, / And also it impregnable did make; / Yet when his loue was false, he with a peaze it brake.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
peise meaning in Bengali
peise in Bengali
- ওজন করা, ওজন পরিমাপ করা, ভারসাম্য রক্ষা করা, মন্থর করা, চাপ দিয়ে রাখা, একটি ওজন
Forms of peise
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | peises |
| present participle | peising |
| past participle | peised |
| past | peised |
| Noun | |
| plural | peises |
Origin of peise
From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise.
Words that rhyme with peise
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- amaze
- appraise
- craze
- fraise
- gaze
- phrase
- mayonnaise
- ablaze
- braise
- chaise
- lase
- liaise
- malaise
- maze
- baize
- bayes
- bolognese
- braize
- braze
- days
- daze
- emprise
- laze
- overglaze
- praise
- reyse
- ukase
- upraise
- abbes
- abrase
- acraze
- affrays
- arrays
- assays
- bays
- bayze
- blays
- bordelaise
- borrowing days
- brays
- cays
- chays
- clays
- conveys
- crays
- crème anglaise
- decays
- delays
Questions about peise
- What does peise mean?
- Peise means to weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
- What is peise in Bengali?
- Peise in Bengali is ওজন করা, ওজন পরিমাপ করা, ভারসাম্য রক্ষা করা. See Peise meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is peise?
- Peise can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce peise?
- Peise is pronounced /peɪz/.
- What is the past tense of peise?
- The past tense of peise is peised.
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Source and license
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