verb
Meaning 1
To exceed in weight or mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outweigh
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌaʊtˈweɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
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CMU ARPABET: AW1 T W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To exceed in importance or value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: override
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
be heavier than
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
verb
Meaning 4
weigh more heavily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: preponderate, overbalance, outbalance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *weǵh- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵheti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English outweigh From out- + weigh.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: ثَقَلَ (ṯaqala) — to exceed in weight or mass
- Bulgarian: тежа повече от (teža poveče ot) — to exceed in weight or mass
- German: überwiegen — to exceed in weight or mass
- Italian: eccedere — to exceed in weight or mass
- Romanian: a cântări mai greu decât — to exceed in weight or mass
- Spanish: pesar más que — to exceed in weight or mass
- Spanish: preponderar — to exceed in weight or mass
- Bulgarian: имам по-голямо значение (imam po-goljamo značenie) — to exceed in importance or value
- German: überragen — to exceed in importance or value
- Italian: superare — to exceed in importance or value
- Japanese: 上回る (uwamawaru) — to exceed in importance or value
- Romanian: a excede în valoare — to exceed in importance or value
- Spanish: superar — to exceed in importance or value
- Spanish: exceder — to exceed in importance or value
- Spanish: importar/valer más que — to exceed in importance or value
- Spanish: tener más peso que — to exceed in importance or value
- Spanish: ser mayor que — to exceed in importance or value
- Spanish: preponderar — to exceed in importance or value