way vs weigh

Definitions

noun

1. a course of conduct
2. the property of distance in general
3. the condition of things generally
4. doing as one pleases or chooses
5. a journey or passage

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adverb

1. 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.

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Definitions

verb

1. determine the weight of
2. have a certain weight
3. have weight; have import, carry weight
4. to be oppressive or burdensome
5. 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.

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