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weighs down

weighs down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 weighs down

What is weighs down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Weighs down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of weigh down.

Words near weighs down in the dictionary

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

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