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weight

US /weɪt/

noun Foundation · A2 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Each passenger may bring a bag under twenty kilograms in weight.

Word Family

NounNoun
weight gốc weightiness
VerbVerb
weight gốc
AdjectiveAdj
weighty
AdverbAdv
weightily

Synonyms

  • heavinessthe property of being comparatively great in weight
  • massthe property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
  • significancethe quality of being significant

Collocations

  • Easy lose weight through exercise
    to lose weight through exercise, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • Medium maximum allowable baggage weight
    describing maximum allowable baggage weight (the largest possible quantity)
  • Hard pull one's weight in a joint venture
    to pull one's weight in a joint venture, meaning to cause to move by pulling
  • Very Hard throw one's political weight around with impunity
    to throw one's political weight around with impunity, meaning to propel through the air

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