way vs weigh
way
Definitions
noun
- a course of conduct
- the property of distance in general
- the condition of things generally
- doing as one pleases or chooses
- a journey or passage
adverb
- to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
Examples
While on the way thither she fell in with a polacre-rigged ship flying the
Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
Three tall memorial archways inscribed with Chinese characters stand outside the temple.
weigh
Definitions
verb
- determine the weight of
- have a certain weight
- have weight; have import, carry weight
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- show consideration for; take into account
Examples
What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.
Assuming that 15 pound breaking strain line is used, an angler using monofilament might have to use a six or eight ounce sinker and use a 20 lb class rod to carry that sinker weight.
It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands.
