heavy - English word #616

Translation

Weighing a lot; hard to lift or carry.

Word origin

From Old English hefig, from hebban to lift, so hard to lift.

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"Heavy" tells us the box weighs a lot.

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Here "heavy" describes a bag that is hard to carry.

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Here "heavy" means there was a lot of rain.

light

Light is the brightness from the sun, a fire, or a lamp that lets us see things.

big

Large in size, amount, or importance.

hard

Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch.

box

A container with straight sides, used to hold or carry things.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

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