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weigh in en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, with an indication of weight) To undergo a weigh-in.
    • His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.
    • Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.
  2. (transitive) To subject to a weigh-in.
    • They had to weigh him in at the loading dock.
    • They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations.
  3. (intransitive, with at) To weigh.
    • He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.
    • Weighing in at just 24.8 tonnes and with seating for up to 56 passengers, the demonstrator vehicle has a mass that is an estimated 40% lower than a single-car self-powered heavy rail vehicle of a similar capacity, such as a Class 153. 2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Very Light Rail demonstrator offers reopening hopes”, in RAIL, number 942, page 18:
    • Born to Felisha Flores, 24, of Weston, the little girl weighed in at six pounds, four ounces, and measured 19 inches. 2015 January 7, Bill Ryan, “New Year’s baby arrives at Wood County Hospital”, in Sentinel-Tribune, Bowling Green, Oh., →OCLC, page 1, column 2:
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.
    • It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in. 2013, Mike Myatt, "8 Tips For Leading Those Who Don’t Want to Follow", Forbes On-line Blogs, Jan. 7 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2013/01/07/8-tips-for-leading-those-who-dont-want-to-follow/
    • Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.
    • Having more or less approved Drexel [Burnham Lambert]'s selection earlier, he [Peter Cohen, CEO of Shearson] now weighed in with what seemed a halfhearted endorsement of [Thomas] Strauss's [CEO of Salomon Brothers] stance. 1990, Bryan Burrough, John Helyar, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, HarperCollins, published 2003, →ISBN, page 322:
    • Matt Damon, who compared the advent of virtual money to the development of aviation and spaceflight in a critically panned but widely seen Crypto.com ad last year, did not respond to requests to weigh in. 2022 May 17, Tiffany Hsu, “All Those Celebrities Pushing Crypto Are Not So Vocal Now”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
weighed in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
weighed in Tense=Past lexicographic
weighing in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
weighs in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (11)

hu közbeszól (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · hu belefolyik (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · pl dorzucać swoje trzy grosze (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · hu beleszól (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · pl dorzucić swoje trzy grosze (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · de sich einmischen (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · hu beszáll (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · hu hallatja a hangját (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · de sich einschalten (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · hu megszólal (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue) · de sein Zeug dazutun (idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue)