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There is a lot of things to weigh up when a transfer happens, and money is a big factor.
Richard Gough

Meaning of "weigh up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEIGH UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEIGH UP

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

WHAT DOES WEIGH UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of weigh up in the English dictionary

The definition of weigh up in the dictionary is to make an assessment of ; judge.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEIGH UP

weigh
weigh anchor
weigh down
weigh in
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 UP

bash up
brush up
cash up
catch up
cough up
dish up
earth up
fetch up
high up
hush up
polish up
psych up
rough up
stitch up
touch up
wash up

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

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Translation of «weigh up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEIGH UP

Find out the translation of weigh up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weigh up 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 up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

权衡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sopesar
570 millions of speakers

English

weigh up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يصل وزنه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взвесить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pesar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওজন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre en balance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timbang berat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abwägen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

比較評価する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무게는 최대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nimbang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dở dỉa cân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वजन करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tartmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ponderare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ważyć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зважити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cântăresc până
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταθμίσουμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väga upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veie opp
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weigh up

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QUOTES WITH «WEIGH UP»

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Richard Gough
There is a lot of things to weigh up when a transfer happens, and money is a big factor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEIGH UP»

Discover the use of weigh up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weigh up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Make Effective Decisions: How to Weigh Up the Options and ...
Being able to make good decisions is an essential workplace skill.Whatever your job, there will be times when you need to analyse anissue, get to grips with it, and decide on the best course of action.This book helps you do that effectively ...
A. and C. Black Publishers Staff, 2007
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Decision: Gather the Facts, Weigh Up the Options, Make the ...
This book will guide you quickly and easily through the process, so that before you know it the decision will be clear.
Ros Jay, 2001
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Make Effective Decisions: How to Weigh Up the Options and ...
Whatever your job, there will be times when you need to analyse an issue, get to grips with it, and decide on the best course of action. This book helps you do that effectively, even if time is tight.
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009
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A Valency Dictionary of English: A Corpus-based Analysis of ...
M D1 T2 also in phrasal verbs: weigh in; weigh out B A person1 can weigh an idea or a person" against another idea or person1", i.e. evaluate them. -> D1 D2 T1 T3 also in phrasal verbs: weigh up C Something1 can weigh against a person or ...
Thomas Herbst, 2004
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
whence police s.: since the 1930s. weigh out. To give in full (one's share): c.: late C.19—20. Ware cites People, 6 Jan. 1895, and derives the term from 'the distribution of stolen plate melted down to avoid identificafionfl weigh up. To appraise: ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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keeping ducks
The female ducks can weigh up to 10 pounds and the male ducks can weigh up to 15 pounds. This is a breed that is not known for swimming. Buff Duck – This is an English duck breed that is used for ornamental reasons. They can weigh up to  ...
noel barton
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We Built Our Own Computers
The next weight he made was a 4 gm. weight which enabled him to weigh up to 7 gm. So we should expect the next weight he would make to be an 8 gm. weight. Then he could weigh up to 15 gm. (9 = 8 + 1; 10=8+2; 11 = 8 + 2 + 1; 12=8+4; ...
A. B. Bolt, 1966
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
Please weigh up all the pros and cons carefully * Shall we weigh you up again after the medical test? Weight with: To influence * You will have to put your weight with the manager so that he settles the case in your favour Weighed in the  ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... weigh anchor to pull up the anchor and so to begin a voyage weigh down to press or bear down The apples weighed down the branch weigh in to check a boxer's or a jockey's weight before a fight or race weigh up to assess fo weigh up the ...
W. T. Cunningham, 1977
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Wake Up Dead Man: Hard Labor and Southern Blues
That's how some of them got their nicknames: they'd weigh up rocks and this and that, they'd weigh up dogs. They'd have an old pet hound out there and they'd weigh that hound up in the sack. They had that old hound out there that they ...
Bruce Jackson, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEIGH UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weigh up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tottenham transfer news: Spurs 'weigh up move for Kevin Vogt'
Mauricio Pochettino is thought to be very interested in Vogt, according to reports in Germany, and could make an offer before the transfer window is up. The 6ft ... «Metro, Aug 15»
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RSA will weigh up a Zurich bid
INSURANCE giant RSA could be tempted to surrender 300 years of independence if predator Zurich increases its offer by more than £600 million to £6.2 billion. «Express.co.uk, Aug 15»
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Outsurance to weigh up its options
Durban - Outsurance, which lost a court battle with a former client over its refusal to pay him out for an accident because he had not disclosed two previous ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Researchers weigh up a Mars-sized exoplanet
So far, the most successful method of searching for exoplanets has been watching for the dimming they create as they pass in front of a distant a star from Earth's ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
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Investors weigh up options as idea of Grexit becomes serious
Investors weigh up options as idea of Grexit becomes serious ... The up-front financial damage from a Greek default would be real to the lenders, causing a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Leicester weigh up £2.5million bid for Stoke's Robert Huth following …
Huth played a key role in Leicester 's dramatic escape from relegation during a 14-game loan spell after moving to the King Power Stadium in January. He has a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Martin O'Neill and Gordon Strachan weigh up key calls
France 2016 is close enough now for tickets to the games next June to have gone on sale this week and, while Ireland's place at the tournament certainly won't ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Airlines weigh up Lufthansa ticket distribution charge
Global airlines are considering whether to copy a move by Lufthansa to slap a 16 euro surcharge on tickets booked via third-party systems as they try to improve ... «Toronto Sun, Jun 15»
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Japan weigh up push for World Cup revote after Sepp Blatter …
Japan may request a re-run of the bidding process to host the 2022 World Cup in the wake of Sepp Blatter's decision to step down at FIFA. Qatar beat Japan ... «SkySports, Jun 15»
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A day to weigh up the continent
It has been most heartening to wake up during this month of May to the sounds of the African Union anthem. I believe that the SABC should be applauded for this ... «Mail & Guardian Online, May 15»

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