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/pwa/
Translation
weight; burden
Word origin
From Latin pensum ('something weighed out'), from pendere ('to weigh, to hang'). The silent 'd' was added later by false analogy with Latin pondus ('weight'). The same root gives English 'pensive' and 'ponder'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pensum
- English cognates
- pensive, ponder
Grammar
Examples
colis ?
What is the weight of this parcel?
cet .
She lost a lot of weight this winter.
.
The bridge cannot bear such a weight.
.
His words carry a certain weight in the decision.
cette .
He has carried the burden of this mistake for years.
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