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reweigh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
reweigh
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weigh again; to weigh something that has already been weighed.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English reweigh From re- + weigh.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reweighs (present, singular) reweighing (participle, present) reweighed (participle, past) reweighed (past)

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

What does reweigh mean?
To weigh again; to weigh something that has already been weighed.
Where does reweigh come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English reweigh From re- + weigh.

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