weigh in

present singular third person weighs in · participle present weighing in · participle past weighed in · past weighed in

1. intransitiveTo undergo a weigh-in.

   Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.

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   His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.

2. transitiveTo subject to a weigh-in.

   They had to weigh him in at the loading dock.

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   They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations.

3. intransitiveTo weigh.

   He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.

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   Born to Felisha Flores, 24, of Weston, the little girl weighed in at six pounds, four ounces, and measured 19 inches.

   2015 January 7, Bill Ryan, “New Year’s baby arrives at Wood County Hospital”, in Sentinel-Tribune, Bowling Green, Oh., →OCLC, page 1, column 2

   Weighing in at just 24.8 tonnes and with seating for up to 56 passengers, the demonstrator vehicle has a mass that is an estimated 40% lower than a single-car self-powered heavy rail vehicle of a similar capacity, such as a Class 153.

   2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Very Light Rail demonstrator offers reopening hopes”, in RAIL, number 942, page 18

4. idiomaticintransitiveTo bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.

   Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.

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   Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy.

   Having more or less approved Drexel [Burnham Lambert]'s selection earlier, he [Peter Cohen, CEO of Shearson] now weighed in with what seemed a halfhearted endorsement of [Thomas] Strauss's [CEO of Salomon Brothers] stance.

   1990, Bryan Burrough, John Helyar, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, HarperCollins, published 2003, →ISBN, page 322

   It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in.

   2013, Mike Myatt, "8 Tips For Leading Those Who Don’t Want to Follow", Forbes On-line Blogs, Jan. 7 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2013/01/07/8-tips-for-leading-those-who-dont-want-to-follow/

   Matt Damon, who compared the advent of virtual money to the development of aviation and spaceflight in a critically panned but widely seen Crypto.com ad last year, did not respond to requests to weigh in.

   2022 May 17, Tiffany Hsu, “All Those Celebrities Pushing Crypto Are Not So Vocal Now”, in The New York Times, →ISSN