weight

A2 · Elementary Countable noun Sports

n. a heavy object that you lift to make your muscles stronger.

n. a heavy object, such as a dumbbell or barbell, used in resistance training to build physical strength.

日本語:ウェイト※

“He goes to the gym three times a week to lift weights.”

“The athlete focused on free weights to improve her stability and core strength before the upcoming competition.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the importance or influence that a person or an idea has.

n. the relative importance, influence, or authority attributed to something.

日本語:重み※

Español:peso

“Her opinion carries a lot of weight in this company.”

“The testimony of the expert witness added significant weight to the prosecution's argument, swaying the jury's final decision.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a feeling of pressure or worry that is difficult to deal with.

n. a metaphorical burden or psychological pressure that causes distress or anxiety.

“Finishing the project was a huge weight off my shoulders.”

“The weight of responsibility for the entire department's budget began to affect his sleep and general well-being.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Computing Technical

n. how thick or thin the lines of a font are.

n. the thickness of the character strokes in a typeface relative to their height.

“You should use a heavier weight for the headings to make them stand out.”

“The designer adjusted the font weight to ensure the text remained legible against the vibrant background of the mobile application.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Slang

n. a large amount of illegal drugs.

n. a significant quantity of illegal drugs, often specifically referring to a pound or more.

“The police caught the gang moving weight across the border.”

“Undercover agents were monitoring the warehouse, suspecting it was being used to distribute weight to local dealers.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to add something heavy to an object so it does not move.

v. to attach or add a heavy substance to an object to increase its mass or stability.

“We had to weight the base of the umbrella so it wouldn't blow away.”

“The curtains were weighted at the bottom with small lead beads to ensure they hung straight and resisted drafts.”

C1 · Advanced Mathematics Academic · Technical

v. to give more importance to one part of a group of facts.

v. to assign a mathematical value to a variable to reflect its relative importance in a statistical analysis.

“The survey results were weighted to represent the whole population fairly.”

“The researchers weighted the data to account for the underrepresentation of younger participants in the initial telephone survey.”