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# weight

«weight» in Mova's school dictionary: **how heavy something is** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (weight, weights); verb (weight — to make heavier, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Weight is how heavy something is. We measure weight in grams, kilograms, ounces or pounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#m1)

2) A weight is a heavy object, like a metal block used on a scale or lifted for exercise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#m2)

3) In science, weight is the pull of gravity on something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#m3)

4) «A weight off my mind» means a worry has gone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#m4)

5) Weight can also mean importance or influence, as when someone's opinion carries weight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a measure in grams, kilograms or pounds; total weight and comparing weights; weights on a balance. In science: weight is a force pulling down; on the Moon you weigh less but your mass is the same. In everyday life: a baby's weight, luggage weight at the airport, lifting weights. Phrases: «lose weight», «put on weight», «lift weights», «the weight of».

### examples

- The weight of the box is 5 kg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x1)
- Each apple has a weight of 150 grams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x2)
- What is the total weight of 6 bags? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x3)
- His weight went up by 2 kg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x4)
- The nurse checked the baby's weight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x5)
- On the Moon an astronaut's weight is much smaller. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x6)
- Put two 100-gram weights on the scale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x7)
- My suitcase was over the weight limit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x8)
- What weight can my blood add to the wool? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weight/#x9)

### note

Do not confuse with «wait» (sound the same). The verb is «weigh»: «it weighs 5 kg». In science weight and mass differ: mass (kg) stays the same, weight changes with gravity. Maths: total weight = number × weight of one. Trap: a mix of grams and kilograms; change to one unit first (1 kg is 1000 grams).

### In the corpora

- [Never comment on someone's weight; you don't know if they are ill, grieving or just healthier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/18/)
- [In the Middle Ages narwhal tusks were sold in Europe as unicorn horns and were worth more than their weight in gold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/45-sloth-narwhal-chameleon-eel-giraffe/8/)
- [A Komodo dragon can eat up to about 80 percent of its own weight in one meal and then wait weeks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards/9/)
- [For its weight, some spider silk is stronger than steel and very stretchy, which is why scientists study it so closely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/4/)
- [Most of a tree's weight comes from carbon dioxide in the air turned into wood, not from the soil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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