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weighed on

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

Meaning of weigh on

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To cause distress to or impose a burden on; to trouble.
    • She had got rid of two of the secrets which had weighed on her for a fortnight, and was certain of a willing listener in Jane, [...]1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 206

Questions about weighed on

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

Words near weighed on in the dictionary

  1. weighed anchor
  2. weighed down
  3. weighed in
  4. weighed in the balance
  5. weighed off
  6. weighed on
  7. weighed one's words
  8. weighed out
  9. weighed up
  10. Weighell
  11. Weighells

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