weigh

v

1. put on the scales, try in the balance, balance, determine the heaviness of; Inf. tip the balance, Inf. tip the scales at; measure, gauge, quantify.

2. consider, contemplate, think over, turn over in one's mind, give thought to, mull over; ponder, Archaic. perpend, ruminate, cogitate, meditate on, brood over, muse on; deliberate, reflect upon, put one's mind to, give one's attention to, pay attention to, study, pore over, examine; think about, kick around, toy with, flirt with.

3. heed, mark, note, observe, take stock; bear in mind, take into account, factor in, take into consideration, keep in view.

4. have importance or consequence, carry weight, have influence, count, tell; be influential, work upon; bias, incline, persuade.

5. weigh down

a. weight, load, load with, tax; encumber, cumber, hamper, handicap; strain, overload, overburden, overtax.b. burden, depress, trouble, distress, worry, torment, afflict, oppress; try, vex, perturb, disturb.