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weighed against

weighed against is the simple past and past participle of weigh against.

Meaning of weigh against

Verb

weigh against (third-person singular simple present weighs against, present participle weighing against, simple past and past participle weighed against)

  1. (idiomatic) To be disadvantageous to someone.
    • His seemingly racist remarks will weigh against him in the forthcoming election.
    Synonyms:
    tell against

Questions about weighed against

What is weighed against the simple past and past participle of?
Weighed against is the simple past and past participle of weigh against.

Words near weighed against in the dictionary

  1. weighbridge
  2. weighbridgeman
  3. weighbridgemen
  4. weighbridges
  5. weighed
  6. weighed against
  7. weighed anchor
  8. weighed down
  9. weighed in
  10. weighed in the balance
  11. weighed off

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