v. 25B6; verb
she weighs the vegetables : MEASURE THE WEIGHT OF, put on the scales.
he weighed 118 kg : HAVE A WEIGHT OF, tip the scales at.
the situation weighed heavily on him. : See weigh someone down sense 2.
he has to weigh up the possibilities : CONSIDER, contemplate, think about, mull over, chew over, reflect on, ruminate about, muse on; assess, appraise, analyse, investigate, inquire into, look into, examine, review, explore, take stock of.
they need to weigh benefit against risk : BALANCE, evaluate, compare, juxtapose, contrast.
25A0; weigh someone down
my fishing gear weighed me down : BURDEN, saddle, overload, overburden, encumber, hamper, handicap.
the silence weighed me down : OPPRESS, depress, lie heavy on, burden, cast down, hang over, gnaw at, prey on (one's mind); trouble, worry, bother, disturb, upset, haunt, nag, torment, afflict, plague.