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11
to weigh (intr.)
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to think
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Type
Semantic evolution
Language 1
Latin
Language 2
French
Lexeme 1
pendere
Lexeme 2
penser
Meaning 1
to weight (objects)
Meaning 2
to think
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Glare 1322-1323
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Russian
Lexeme
vzvešivat'
Meaning 1
to weigh
Meaning 2
to consider, to ponder
взвешенное решение "a weighted decision"
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русск. взвесить (МАС: ‘to ponder over, to assess’: [Барклай де Толли] взвесив все обстоятельства дела, решил, что сражение проиграно) '[Barclay de Tolly], having pondered over all the aspects of the matter, decided that the battle was lost'; Надо как следует все взвесить 'Everything has to be well pondered over'
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Amharic
Lexeme
mäzzänä
Meaning 1
'to weigh, weigh out, to balance, measur' [K 312]
ʔəḳawən mzznw "'he weighed the goods' [K 312]"
Meaning 2
'to estimate, calculate' [K 312]
mzno tnagr "'to speak judiciously, weighing one's words' [K 312]"
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Derivation
Language
English
Lexeme 1
ponderous
Lexeme 2
ponder
Meaning 1
heavy
Meaning 2
to ponder, to reflect, to consider [НБАРС 732]
1)ponder a question "1)'обдумывать вопрос' [НБАРС 732]"
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Engl. < Old Fr. Ponderare
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Latin
Lexeme
ponderare
Meaning 1
to weight
Meaning 2
to judge, to value
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Glare 1400
Realization
Type
Derivation
Language
Latin
Lexeme
librare
Meaning 1
to balance
Meaning 2
to think over, to reflect
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libra 'scales'
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Yakut
Lexeme
ыараҥнат-
Meaning 1
to weight, to estimate
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to think over, to think through
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ЯРС 520.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Tibetan
Lexeme
dpog-pa
Meaning 1
to measure, to weight
Meaning 2
to ponder, to reflect, to estimate
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Рерих V, 236.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
French
Lexeme
peser
Meaning 1
to weigh (intr.)
peser un paquet sur une bascule "to weigh a packet on scales"
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to examine attentively
Avez-vous bien pesé tous les risques ? "Have you considered all the risks?"
Reference
Larousse online
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Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Danish
Lexeme
veje
Meaning 1
to weigh (intr.)
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to think
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DDO
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Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Swedish
Lexeme
väga
Meaning 1
to weigh (intr.)
frukten vägs i kassan "fruit are weighed at the checkout"
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to think
väga för och emot "to weigh alll pros and contras"
Reference
SAO
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