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gewicht — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heft noun The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
  • import noun A product or good brought into a country from abroad for sale.
  • load verb To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
  • purport verb To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
  • salience noun The condition of being salient.
  • weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

gewicht is used for these senses in English:

  • heft (dated, except, UK, dialectal, and, US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
  • import (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
  • load A burden; a weight to be carried.
  • purport Import, intention or purpose.
  • salience (social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

heft — full definition

  1. noun The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
  2. noun The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
  3. noun Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
  4. noun Importance, influence; weight.

import — full definition

  1. noun A product or good brought into a country from abroad for sale.
  2. verb To bring goods into a country from abroad, especially for sale or trade.
  3. verb To bring data or a file into a software program from another source.
  4. verb (formal) To be important or significant.

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