verbπShareTo add weight to something; to make something heavier."The baker is weighting the flour on the scale to ensure he uses the correct amount in the recipe. "physicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo load, burden or oppress someone."The constant criticism from her boss was weighting her down, making her dread going to work. "sufferingmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo assign weights to individual statistics."The teacher is weighting the students' test scores, giving more importance to the final exam. "statisticsmathbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo bias something; to slant."The teacher was accused of weighting the grading criteria towards participation, making it harder for shy students to get good grades. "attitudebusinesspoliticsmediastatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo handicap a horse with a specified weight."The jockey will be weighting his horse with an extra five pounds in the race. "sportraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc."She practiced weighting her throws so the beanbag landed exactly on the target. "actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier."Higher weightings were assigned to data from double-blind studies."statisticsvalueamountbusinesseconomyfinancemathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
