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Divine love does not weigh down, nor carry his servant captive and enslaved to the lowest depths, but raises him, supports him and magnifies him above all liberty whatsoever.
Giordano Bruno

Meaning of "weigh down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEIGH DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEIGH DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weigh down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WEIGH DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of weigh down in the English dictionary

The definition of weigh down in the dictionary is to press down by or as if by weight.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEIGH DOWN

weigh
weigh anchor
weigh in
weigh up
weigh-in
weighable
weighage
weighboard
weighbridge
weigher
weighing machine
weighing scales
weighman
weight
weight limit
weight loss
weight training
weight watcher
weight-train
weightage

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEIGH DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of weigh down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weigh down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEIGH DOWN

Find out the translation of weigh down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weigh down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weigh down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

权衡下来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pesan
570 millions of speakers

English

weigh down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे तौलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تثقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утяжеляет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pesar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে তৌল করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accabler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timbanglah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beschweren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧迫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래로 무게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bobot mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cân nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली वजन करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tartmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gravare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przytłaczać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

утяжеляет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cântări în jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζυγίζουν κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tynga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tynge
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEIGH DOWN»

The term «weigh down» is regularly used and occupies the 63.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weigh down

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QUOTES WITH «WEIGH DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weigh down.
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Giordano Bruno
Divine love does not weigh down, nor carry his servant captive and enslaved to the lowest depths, but raises him, supports him and magnifies him above all liberty whatsoever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEIGH DOWN»

Discover the use of weigh down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weigh down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weigh Down Diet
This is not a diet like others, because it is not food-focused.
Gwen Shamblin, 2009
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More of Him, Less of Me: A Daybook of My Personal Insights, ...
A successful member of the Weigh Down Diet program offers encouragement and inspiration to dieters by sharing her insights on weight loss and how it created a deeper relationship with God. IP.
Jan Christiansen, 1999
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Weigh Down: A College Course for the Treatment and ...
Obesity is a condition among individuals whose weight is 20% higher than is recommended for their height.
Heidi Charlene Davis, 2006
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Rise Above: God Can Set You Free from Your Weight Problems ...
Describes the relationship between weight loss and Christianity, and offers inspirational words and practical advice for losing weight and strengthening one's devotion to God
Gwen Shamblin, 2000
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Curly Like Me: How to Grow Your Hair Healthy, Long, and Strong
As your hair gets longer, the spirals at the ends will begin to weigh down the rest of your hair. At some point, a critical mass will be reached. This is when your hair is long enough to weigh itself down. When this tipping point occurs, your hair ...
Teri LaFlesh, 2010
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
WEIGHABLE— WEINMANNIA. WEIR— WELDER. To weigh down, to oppress with weight ; to depress; to overbalance;— v.n. to have weight, as, to weigh lighter or heavier ; to lw considered important ; to have weight on the intellectual balance ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1849
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The Science of Nature in the Seventeenth Century: Patterns ...
First, Descartes tells us that of the various ways in which bodies may 'weigh- down' [gravitare], only two need be discussed: the weight of water on the bottom of a vessel which contains it, and the weight of the vessel and the water it contains.43 ...
John Andrew Schuster, Peter R. Anstey, 2006
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Bighead
"-- Shawn Hoke, Comic World News Jeffrey Brown is back -- and with a Bighead, no less! From the creator of Clumsy and Be A Man comes an irreverent and clever superhero parody, featuring the most amazing hero of all time: Bighead.
Jeffrey Brown, 2004
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Desert morsels: a journal with encouraging tidbits from my ...
This lovely follow-up companion journal to author Jan Christiansen's best-selling first book, More of Him, Less of Me, includes inspiring Scripture, insightful comments, stories from readers, and plenty of room for personal reflections and ...
Jan Christiansen, 2000
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Nuevo Método del Doctor Enrique Ollendorff para aprender a ...
Does this book weigh down that? --That weighs down this. — Do you weigh down your brother?— My brother weighs me ddwn and my fat sister besides. *»*. Why do you not note down your ideas?— Because they do not deserve to be noted ...
H. G. Ollendorff, 1851

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEIGH DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weigh down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Congress's Missteps Could Weigh Down Republican Candidates
When the Republican-run Congress convened in January, Senator Cory Gardner, a Colorado freshman, said his party's task was to show it could govern ... «Bloomberg View, Aug 15»
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Stocks plummet in China, weigh down U.S. markets, too
The week started with an 8.5 percentage point plunge on the Shanghai market Monday, the biggest one-day decline since February 2007. It was the latest big ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Robotic leads, convoluted plot weigh down latest 'Terminator'
You should probably prepare for “Terminator: Genisys,” as I did, by revisiting “The Terminator” (1984) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”(1991), the original two ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
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Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down The Light
Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down The Light Former vocalist of the psychedelic folk band Espers, Meg Baird doesn't seem to have sat still for long in the years since ... «musicOMH.com, Jun 15»
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Meg Baird, Don't Weigh Down the Light, review: 'soft beauty'
Sitting down at home after long hours working at an environmental non-profit organisation, she found herself thinking about change on both a personal and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Meg Baird: Don't Weigh Down the Light | Album Review
This may only be her third solo album, but Baird has a decade-long history of collaborations behind her. The New Jersey native has worked with everyone from ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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First Listen: Meg Baird, 'Don't Weigh Down The Light'
Sunday-morning music is too often overlooked. For the most part, we check out music news while we're sitting at our desks at work, usually during a glance at ... «NPR, Jun 15»
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Soaring prices weigh down consumer confidence
MANILA – Consumer confidence weakened in the second quarter of the year due to higher prices, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Results of the ... «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
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Global dairy auction may weigh down prices
Cash dairy prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange strengthened the last week of May but this week's Global Dairy Trade Auction may increase the ... «Capital Press, Jun 15»
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Will Hudson City Bancorp Earnings Continue to Weigh Down Its …
Hudson City Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: HCBK) reported its first-quarter financial results Wednesday before the markets opened. The bank had $0.01 in earnings ... «24/7 Wall St., Apr 15»

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