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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
outweigh
/aʊˈtweɪ/
verb
To be greater or more important than something else.
- “The benefits of exercise far outweigh the risks.”Toofey
- “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))