to weigh in a balance
1Balance — Bal ance (b[a^]l ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced} (b[a^]l anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Balancing} (b[a^]l an*s[i^]ng).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F. balancer.] 1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to… …
2weigh — I verb balance, bear heavily, burden, cogitate, consider, considerare, contemplate, cumber, deliberate, determine the heaviness of, encumber, estimate, evaluate, examine, find the weight of, gauge, load down, measure according to weight, meditate …
3weigh — I. /weɪ / (say way) verb (t) 1. to ascertain the weight of by means of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh gold; to weigh gases; to weigh oneself. 2. to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 3.… …
4balance — balanceable, adj. /bal euhns/, n., v., balanced, balancing. n. 1. a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. 2. something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise. 3. mental steadiness or emotional stability; …
5balance — /ˈbæləns / (say baluhns) noun 1. an instrument for weighing, typically a bar poised or swaying on a central support according to the weights borne in scales (pans) suspended at the ends. 2. power to decide as by a balance; authoritative control.… …
6Weigh — Weigh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighing}.] [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. w[ a]gen, wiegen, to weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move, carry, lift, weigh,… …
7weigh — weigh1 [wā] vt. [ME weien, to weigh, bear < OE wegan, to carry, bear, akin to Ger weigan, wägen < IE base * weĝh , to go, draw > OE wæg, a wave, L vehere, to carry, bring] 1. to determine the weight of by means of a scale or balance 2.… …
8balance — [n1] equilibrium antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, evenness, even steven*, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension; con cepts 664,667 Ant. disproportion, imbalance, instability balance [n2]… …
9weigh — [v1] measure heaviness counterbalance, have a weight of, heft, measure, put in the balance, put on the scale, scale, tip the scales at; concept 103 weigh [v2] consider, contemplate analyze, appraise, balance, brainstorm*, deliberate, estimate,… …
10Weigh — Weigh, v. i. 1. To have weight; to be heavy. They only weigh the heavier. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. [1913 Webster] Your vows to her and me . . . will even weigh. Shak.… …
