#0743
to weigh (tr.)
→
to think, consider
13 realizations
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Danish | |
lexeme | veje | |
meaning 1 | to weigh (intr.) | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to think | |
reference | DDO | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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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 | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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type | Internal cognates | |
language | German | |
lexeme 1 | wiegen | |
lexeme 2 | abwägen | |
meaning 1 | to weigh (tr.) | Sie wog die Äpfel She weighed the apples |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to think over, to consider | das Pro und Kontra einer Sache abwägen consider all the arguments PRO and CONTRA |
reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
comment | https://www.dwds.de/wb/etymwb/abw%C3%A4gen |
ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
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type | Borrowing | |
language 1 | Old French | |
language 2 | English | |
lexeme 1 | ponderer | |
lexeme 2 | ponder | |
meaning 1 | to weigh | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to reflect, to consider | ponder a question |
reference | <personally collected data> | |
comment | Engl. ponder< Old Fr. ponderer"to weigh". Meaning "to judge (a matter or action) mentally, weigh carefully in the mind" is attested from late 14c. (https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=ponder) |
ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Russian | |
lexeme | взвесить (vzvesit') | |
meaning 1 | to weigh | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to consider, to ponder | [Барклай де Толли] взвесив все обстоятельства дела, решил, что сражение проиграно) взвешенное решение [Barclay de Tolly], having pondered over all the aspects of the matter, decided that the battle was lost'; a weighted decision |
reference | MAS | |
comment | русск. взвесить (МАС: ‘to ponder over, to assess’: Надо как следует все взвесить 'Everything has to be well pondered over' |
ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Spanish | |
lexeme | pesar | |
meaning 1 | to weigh (tr.) | El pescadero pesó el salmón en una balanza. The fishmonger weighed the salmon on a balance. |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to consider, think over | ...pues miradas atentamente y pesadas todas las circunstancias ...look carefully and consider all the circumstances |
reference | Linguee DRAE NRC | |
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ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
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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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