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to outweigh
01
to have more value, effect or importance than other things
Transitive: to outweigh importance or value of something
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
State verb
Regular
Present tense
outweigh
3rd person singular
outweighs
Present participle
outweighing
Past simple
outweighed
Past participle
outweighed
Examples
The benefits of regular exercise outweigh the inconvenience of waking up early to go to the gym.
02
to have more mass than something or someone
Transitive: to outweigh sth
Examples
The pile of bricks outweighs the wooden beams in this construction project.
