weighing

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A noun referring to the act of careful consideration or evaluation of factors before making a decision.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o processo de ponderar, considerar ou avaliar cuidadosamente fatores antes de tomar uma decisão; também o ato de medir o peso de algo.

1. Careful consideration B2 formal

   The act of thinking about something carefully before making a decision.

   • After much weighing of the options, she chose to accept the job offer.
   • The committee's weighing of the evidence took several hours.
   • He gave the matter careful weighing before responding.

   🇵🇹Ponderação

   Sinônimos: assessmentconsiderationcontemplationdeliberationevaluationexaminationponderingreflection

• weighings plural form
• weighings' possessive plural form
• weighing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of measuring the weight of something or considering something carefully before making a decision.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a ação de medir o peso de algo ou de considerar algo com atenção antes de tomar uma decisão.

1. Measure weight A2 formal

   To determine the weight of an object or person using a scale.

   • The doctor weighed the baby at the checkup.
   • She weighed the flour carefully for the recipe.
   • He weighed himself on the bathroom scale this morning.

   🇵🇹Pesar

   Sinônimos: balancemeasurescale

2. Consider carefully B2 formal

   To evaluate or think about something carefully before making a decision.

   • We need to weigh the pros and cons of moving to a new city.
   • The committee weighed all the evidence before voting.
   • She weighed her options before accepting the job offer.

   🇵🇹Ponderar

   Sinônimos: assessconsidercontemplatedeliberateevaluateexaminemull overponderstudy

   Antônimos: dismissdisregardignoreneglectoverlook

3. Have influence or importance B2 formal

   To be important or have influence in a decision or situation.

   • His opinion weighs heavily in the final decision.
   • The cost factor weighed against the proposal.
   • Her experience weighed in her favor during the interview.

   🇵🇹Ter peso

   Sinônimos: carry weightcountmattersignify

• weighed past participle
• weighed past simple
• weighing present participle
• weighs third person singular

Variantes phrasal: weigh downweigh on