beweigh

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verb

To determine the weight of; weigh; consider.

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Meanings

verbbeweigh (third-person singular simple present beweighs, present participle beweighing, simple past and past participle beweighed)

present singular third person beweighs · participle present beweighing · participle past beweighed · past beweighed

  1. transitiveTo determine the weight of; weigh; consider.

    But the governour is sufficiently warned thereof by the common bruit of the people; and also, I shall not fail, on your lordships behalf, to advise him to beweigh the same, in such sort as ye require me by your said letters.

    1809, Sir Ralph Sadler, The state papers and letters of Sir Ralph Sadler, knight-banneret: Volume 1

Origin

From be- + weigh. Compare Dutch bewegen (“to move”) and German bewegen, rare German bewägen.

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APA

beweigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beweigh

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“beweigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beweigh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beweigh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beweigh.

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