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(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier. / (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight. / (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.

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Source Word

weight

IPA(Pronunciation)

/weɪt/

Verb

transitive

Japanese Meaning

何かに重さを加える、または何かをより重くすること。 / 染色の際に、布などに重鉱石などを加えて重さを増すこと。 / 誰かに重負荷をかけたり、重責を負わせたり、圧力をかけること。

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They plan to weight the base of the statue to ensure it remains stable.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

像の台座に重りを加えて、安定させる予定だ。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

Sense（2）

(transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.

Sense（4）

(transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.

Sense（5）

(transitive) To bias something; to slant.

The U.K. economy is heavily weighted towards the service sector and the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a 10% fall in gross domestic product in the second quarter, according to economists at Jefferies.

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