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weighed down

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

Meaning of weigh down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To act as a ballast for.
    • We used some sandbags to weigh down the balloon.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To be too much for someone to cope with.
    • All the news of murder and famine is weighing me down.

Questions about weighed down

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

Words near weighed down in the dictionary

  1. weighbridgemen
  2. weighbridges
  3. weighed
  4. weighed against
  5. weighed anchor
  6. weighed down
  7. weighed in
  8. weighed in the balance
  9. weighed off
  10. weighed on
  11. weighed one's words

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