weight
/weɪt/noun
उच्चारण वेट
भार, वज़न; महत्व; बोझ
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[U, C]
how heavy somebody or something is, which can be measured in kilograms; the fact of being heavy; an object that is heavy; importance, influence or strength; a heavy responsibility or worry
भार, वज़न; महत्व; बोझ
- She lost weight.
- His opinion carries weight.
- a weight off my mind
+ 4 more examples
- The doctor asked her to check her weight every month.
- Please put the heavy weight on the other side of the scale.
- The weight of the bag made my shoulders ache.
- The judge gave great weight to the evidence of the witness.
Synonyms heaviness mass load importance burden
Opposite lightness insignificance
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[T]
to attach a weight to something to keep it in position; to give different values to things to show how important you think they are
भार डालना; महत्व देना
- The questions are weighted equally.
- Teachers weight the final exam more than the class tests.
- The tent was weighted down with stones to stop it blowing away.
+ 2 more examples
- In this test, the second paper is weighted more heavily than the first.
- The scores are weighted according to the difficulty of each question.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gain / lose / put on weight (uncountable)
When weight means how heavy a body is, it is uncountable and takes gain, lose or put on without an article.
जब weight का अर्थ शरीर का भारीपन हो, तब यह uncountable है और gain, lose या put on के साथ बिना article आता है।
- Radhika lost weight after she began morning walks.
- He has put on weight since he left the hostel.
weigh vs weight: sb weighs + amount
Weigh is the verb, and for a person's weight it is a stative verb, so it is not used in the continuous form.
Weigh क्रिया है, और किसी के वज़न के लिए यह stative verb है, इसलिए continuous रूप में प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- The baby weighs three kilos.
- My weight is fifty-five kilos.
the weight of + noun / under the weight of
Weight of names the heaviness of an object; under the weight of can be physical or figurative.
Weight of किसी वस्तु के भारीपन का नाम बताता है; 'under the weight of' भौतिक या आलंकारिक हो सकता है।
- The branch broke under the weight of the fruit.
- She felt the weight of her family's hopes.
weight (importance): carry weight / give weight to
Weight can also mean importance or influence, used with carry or give.
Weight का अर्थ महत्त्व या प्रभाव भी हो सकता है, जो carry या give के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The judge's words carry great weight.
- The panel gave more weight to her experience.
+Collocations 4
verb + weight
gainloseput onwatchreduce
- She is watching her weight and avoids sweets.
adjective + weight
bodyexcesslightheavyideal
- Excess weight can lead to diabetes.
weight + noun
lossgainliftinglimittraining
- The bridge has a weight limit of ten tonnes.
weight of + noun
evidenceopinionresponsibilitynumberstradition
- The weight of evidence was against the accused.
“More examples 5
- The doctor advised Radhika's father to reduce his weight.
डॉक्टर ने राधिका के पिता को अपना वज़न घटाने की सलाह दी।
- The baggage must not exceed the weight limit of fifteen kilos.
सामान का वज़न पंद्रह किलो की सीमा से अधिक नहीं होना चाहिए।
- The shopkeeper checked the weight of the sugar on the scale.
दुकानदार ने तराज़ू पर चीनी का वज़न जाँचा।
- His opinion carries weight in the committee.
समिति में उसकी राय का महत्त्व है।
- The roof collapsed under the weight of the wet snow.
गीली बर्फ़ के वज़न से छत ढह गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am weighing sixty kilos.
✓ I weigh sixty kilos.
Weigh for a person's weight is stative and does not take the continuous form.
किसी के वज़न के लिए weigh stative है और continuous रूप नहीं लेता।
✗ She has lost her weight.
✓ She has lost weight.
In this fixed phrase, weight takes no possessive.
इस स्थिर वाक्यांश में weight के साथ possessive नहीं आता।
✗ The doctor told me to watch my wait.
✓ The doctor told me to watch my weight.
Weight (heaviness) and wait (to stay) sound the same but are spelt differently.
Weight (वज़न) और wait (प्रतीक्षा) का उच्चारण समान है, पर वर्तनी अलग है।
¶Idioms 5
a weight off your mind
a problem that has been solved, so that you feel very relieved
मन से बोझ उतर जाना
- Paying off the loan was a weight off my mind.
- Hearing that she was safe was a great weight off our minds.
pull your weight
to work as hard as everyone else in a job or an activity
अपने हिस्से की पूरी मेहनत करना
- Everyone in the team must pull their weight.
- He was fired because he wasn't pulling his weight.
throw your weight about/around
to use your position of authority or power in an aggressive way
अपने पद का रौब जमाना
- The new manager likes to throw his weight about.
- Don't throw your weight around here.
carry weight
to be important and have influence
वज़न रखना, असरदार होना
- Her opinion carries a lot of weight.
- His words carry weight with the voters.
worth your weight in gold
very useful or valuable
बेहद कीमती, सोने के बराबर मूल्यवान
- A good teacher is worth her weight in gold.
- In a crisis, an honest friend is worth his weight in gold.
→Phrasal verbs 1
weight sth down (with sth)
to attach a heavy object to sth to keep it in position
(किसी चीज़ को) भार रखकर दबाना, वज़न से दबाकर रखना
- The fishing net was weighted down with stones.
- Weight the papers down so that the fan doesn't blow them away.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: weight (heaviness) and wait (stay for something) are both /weɪt/.
Homophone बहुत पूछा जाता है: weight (भार) और wait (प्रतीक्षा करना) दोनों /weɪt/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Carry weight (be important or influential), pull your weight (do your fair share of work), throw your weight about or around (use your power aggressively), a weight off your mind or shoulders (relief from a worry), worth its weight in gold (very valuable), punch above your weight (do better than expected), weightage (Indian English, the importance given to something: 'the weightage of each section').
Idioms: carry weight (महत्वपूर्ण या प्रभावशाली होना), pull your weight (अपने हिस्से का उचित काम करना), throw your weight about या around (अपनी शक्ति का आक्रामक उपयोग), a weight off your mind या shoulders (चिंता से राहत, सिर से बोझ उतरना), worth its weight in gold (बहुत मूल्यवान), punch above your weight (अपेक्षा से बेहतर करना), weightage (भारतीय English, किसी चीज़ को दिया गया महत्व: 'the weightage of each section')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: weight is a force (mass × gravity), measured in newtons; mass is the amount of matter, measured in kilograms; your weight on the moon is about one-sixth of your weight on the earth, but your mass stays the same.
विज्ञान GK में भार एक बल है (द्रव्यमान × गुरुत्व), newton में मापा जाता है; द्रव्यमान पदार्थ की मात्रा है, kilogram में मापा जाता है; चंद्रमा पर आपका भार पृथ्वी के भार का लगभग छठा भाग होता है, पर द्रव्यमान वही रहता है।