different between weigh vs reflect
weigh
English
Alternative forms
- waye, weye (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English weghen, we?en, from Old English wegan, from Proto-Germanic *wegan? (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wé??eti, from *we??- (“to bring, transport”). Cognate with Scots wey or weich, Dutch wegen, German wiegen, wägen, Danish veje, Norwegian Bokmål veie, Norwegian Nynorsk vega. Doublet of wedge, wagon, way, and vector.
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?, IPA(key): /we?/
- Rhymes: -e?
- Homophones: way, wey, whey (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Verb
weigh (third-person singular simple present weighs, present participle weighing, simple past and past participle weighed)
- (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
- (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
- (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
- (intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To judge; to estimate.
- (transitive) To consider a subject. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To have a certain weight.
- (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- They only weigh the heavier.
- (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- (obsolete) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
Usage notes
- In commercial and everyday use, the term "weight" is usually used to mean mass, and the verb "to weigh" means "to determine the mass of" or "to have a mass of".
Derived terms
Related terms
- weight
Translations
weigh From the web:
- what weight should i be
- what weight is considered obese
- what weighs 100 grams
- what weight class is floyd mayweather
- what weighs a gram
- what weighs 500 grams
- what weight class is israel adesanya
- what weighs a ton
reflect
English
Etymology
From Old French reflecter (“to bend back, turn back”), from Latin reflect? (“I reflect”), from re- (“again”) + flect? (“I bend, I curve”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fl?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
reflect (third-person singular simple present reflects, present participle reflecting, simple past and past participle reflected)
- (transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
- A mirror reflects the light that shines on it.
- (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
- The moonlight reflected from the surface of water.
- (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
- The shop window reflected his image as he walked past.
- (intransitive) To be mirrored.
- His image reflected from the shop window as he walked past.
- (transitive) To agree with; to closely follow.
- Entries in English dictionaries aim to reflect common usage.
- (transitive) To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
- The team's victory reflects the Captain's abilities.
- The teacher's ability reflects well on the school.
- (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
- 1985, Justin Richards, Option Lock, page 229:
- Not for the first time, he reflected that it was not so much the speeches that strained the nerves as the palaver that went with them.
- 1985, Justin Richards, Option Lock, page 229:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ponder
Derived terms
Translations
reflect From the web:
- what reflects light
- what reflection
- what reflects all colors
- what reflects energy from the sun in the atmosphere
- what reflects infrared light
- what reflects sunlight
- what reflects heat
- what reflects sound
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