Meanings
verbweigh one's words (third-person singular simple present weighs one's words, present participle weighing one's words, simple past and past participle weighed one's words)
present singular third person weighs one's words · participle present weighing one's words · participle past weighed one's words · past weighed one's words
- figurativelyTo think carefully about what one will say.
Translations
Finnish punnita sanansa
- punnita sanansaTranslations
French peser ses mots
- peser ses motsTranslations
Italian pesare le parole
- pesare le paroleTranslations
Polish ważyć słowa
- ważyć słowaTranslations
Swedish väga sina ord på guldvåg
- väga sina ord på guldvågTranslations
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APA
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“weigh one's words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weigh%20one's%20words. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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