wegen — meaning in English

English meaning

• heft noun The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
• weigh verb To find out how heavy something is, usually with scales.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

wegen is used for these senses in English:

• heft To test the weight of (something) by lifting.
• weight (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.

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.

weigh — full definition

1. verb To find out how heavy something is, usually with scales.
2. verb To have a particular weight.
3. verb To carefully consider or compare things before deciding.
4. verb Nautical: to raise the anchor before setting sail.

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