Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weigh against

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
weigh a-gainst
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be disadvantageous to someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

weighs against (present, singular) weighing against (participle, present) weighed against (participle, past) weighed against (past)

Synonyms

tell against

Questions

What does weigh against mean?
To be disadvantageous to someone.

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