weigh down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To act as a ballast for.
We used some sandbags to weigh down the balloon.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To be too much for someone to cope with.
All the news of murder and famine is weighing me down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weighing down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| weighed down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| weighed down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| weighs down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (18)
la dēgravō (to act as ballast) · ro copleși (to act as ballast) · pl przytłaczać (to be too much to handle) · ro îngreuna (to act as ballast) · grc καταβαρύνω (to act as ballast) · la dēgravō (to be too much to handle) · mi tao (to act as ballast) · mi pōria (to act as ballast) · fi olla painolastina (to act as ballast) · ro împovăra (to act as ballast) · fi painaa (to act as ballast) · cy pwyso i lawr (to be too much to handle) · fi painaa liikaa (to be too much to handle) · pl obciążać (to act as ballast) · fr alourdir (to act as ballast) · cy pwyso i lawr (to act as ballast) · grc καταβαρύνω (to be too much to handle) · es lastrar (to act as ballast)