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1 weighty
1) (important: a weighty reason.) tehten2) (heavy.) težek* * *[wéiti]adjective (- tily adverb)težak; figuratively važen, pomemben, vpliven; tehten; resen (obraz) -
2 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) tehtati (se)2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) tehtati3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) obremeniti•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) obtežiti2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) obtežiti•- weightlessness
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- weigh up* * *I [wéi]1.nountehtanje;2.transitive verbtehtati ( on a scale na tehtnici); pretehtati, odtehtati, potehtati ( in one's hand v roki); odmerjati, odmeriti; (pre)ceniti, presoditi; razsoditi; upoštevati; dvigniti (sidro); pritisniti ( to the ground k tlom)to weigh one's words — (pre)tehtati svoje besede; intransitive verb tehtati; težiti, biti težak, imeti težo; figuratively biti tehten, važen, vreden; imeti velik vpliv, biti odločilne važnosti, biti odločilen; pritiskati, tiščati; nautical dvigniti sidro, odpluti, odjadrati; sport tehtati se (boksar itd.)to weigh heavy — težiti, težko bremenitiII [wéi]noun(= way)under weigh — na poti, na vožnji
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Weighty — Weight y, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weighty — [adj1] heavy burdensome, cumbersome, cumbrous, dense, fat, fleshy, hefty, massive, obese, overweight, ponderous, porcine, portly, stout; concept 491 Ant. light, small, thin, unsubstantial weighty [adj2] serious, important big, big deal*,… … New thesaurus
weighty — [wātē] adj. weightier, weightiest 1. having much weight; very heavy; ponderous 2. burdensome; oppressive [weighty responsibilities] 3. of great significance or moment; serious [weighty matters of state] 4. of great influence, power, importance,… … English World dictionary
weighty — index cogent, compelling, consequential (substantial), critical (crucial), determinative, dominant … Law dictionary
weighty — important, serious, grave, late 15c., from WEIGHT (Cf. weight) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
weighty — *heavy, ponderous, cumbrous, cumbersome, hefty Analogous words: *onerous, burdensome, oppressive, exacting … New Dictionary of Synonyms
weighty — ► ADJECTIVE (weightier, weightiest) 1) weighing a great deal; heavy. 2) very serious and important. 3) very influential. DERIVATIVES weightily adverb weightiness noun … English terms dictionary
weighty — [[t]we͟ɪti[/t]] weightier, weightiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important. [FORMAL] Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate? Syn … English dictionary
weighty — adjective 1) a weighty tome Syn: heavy, thick, bulky, hefty, cumbersome, ponderous See note at heavy Ant: light 2) a weighty subject Sy … Thesaurus of popular words
weighty — UK [ˈweɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms weighty : adjective weighty comparative weightier superlative weightiest 1) serious and important a weighty issue/matter/question 2) heavy a weighty box Derived words: weightily adverb weightiness noun… … English dictionary
weighty — adjective (weightier; est) Date: 15th century 1. a. of much importance or consequence ; momentous < a weighty problem > b. solemn 2. a. weighing a considerable amount b. heavy in proportion to its … New Collegiate Dictionary
