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# outweigh

«outweigh» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **more important or bigger in effect: «The good points…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (outweigh, outweighs, outweighed, outweighing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) If one thing outweighs another, it is more important or bigger in effect: «The good points outweigh the bad». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#m1)

2) To be heavier than something else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Ecclesiastes says that a small bit of folly can spoil a lot of wisdom, as dead flies spoil perfume. Interpretation: Tradition takes it as a warning that one small wrong deed can spoil a person's good name. In the primary lessons: In ethics, science and decision-making lessons, people weigh benefits against risks: the benefits of a vaccine outweigh the risks. In maths and science, one object can outweigh another on a balance. Phrases: «the benefits outweigh the risks», «the pros outweigh the cons», «far outweigh».

### examples

- Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour. (Writings ECC.10.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x1)
- The fun of the trip outweighs the long drive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x2)
- The benefits of exercise far outweigh the effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x3)
- A full bag of sand outweighs a bag of feathers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x4)
- The doctor said the good of the medicine outweighs the side effects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x5)
- My worries were outweighed by excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x6)
- Does the cost outweigh the benefit? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x7)
- The elephant outweighs every other land animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x8)
- Then the king took some larger scales, and heaped up all his treasures on one side, but the silk on the other outweighed them all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/#x9)

### note

Regular verb, past «outweighed». Spelling: out + weigh (with the silent «gh»). Not the same as «outnumber» (more in number). The thing that wins comes first: «A outweighs B» means A is bigger or more important.

### In the corpora

- [Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.188/)
- [Sometimes a more important duty outweighs a rule, such as running in the corridor to fetch help for a hurt child.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/44-cheating-rules-and-games/13/)
- [A promise cannot bind you to stand by while someone comes to harm; keeping someone safe outweighs a promise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «outweigh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outweigh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.