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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
weight
/weɪt/
noun1 of 2
how heavy something is
- “I wish I could lose weight and keep it off.”Tatoeba
- “The tree was bending under the weight of the fruit.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To load, burden or oppress someone.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)