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weighs on

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

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

Words near weighs on in the dictionary

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

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