Kilo Lingo

weight

/weɪt/

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Translation

How heavy something is; how much it weighs.

Word origin

From Old English gewiht, meaning the heaviness of a thing, from the verb to weigh.

Origin
Old English
Root
gewiht

Grammar

Gender
Pluralweights

Examples

.

"Weight" is how heavy something is.

?

Here "weight" asks how much the bag weighs.

gym.

"Weights" is the plural, here meaning heavy objects used for exercise.

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This word is part of lesson 20.