Phrase guide

weigh in

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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1

verb

Meaning 1

To undergo a weigh-in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.
  • His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To subject to a weigh-in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • They had to weigh him in at the loading dock.
  • They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To weigh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

  • Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy.
  • Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: sich einschalten — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • German: sich einmischen — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • German: sein Zeug dazutun — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Hungarian: beszáll — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Hungarian: megszólal — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Hungarian: hallatja a hangját — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Hungarian: beleszól — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Hungarian: belefolyik — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Hungarian: közbeszól — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Polish: dorzucać swoje trzy grosze — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue
  • Polish: dorzucić swoje trzy grosze — idiomatic: to bring in one's weight, to bear on an issue