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to weigh on
[phrase form: weigh]
01
to cause worry or unhappiness due to a problem or responsibility
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
on
Base verb
weigh
Present tense
weigh on
3rd person singular
weighs on
Present participle
weighing on
Past simple
weighed on
Past participle
weighed on
Examples
The mounting debt weighed her on heavily, affecting her overall well-being.
02
to cause problems for something such as a market, usually making it decrease in value
Examples
The economic uncertainty began to weigh on the stock market, causing a noticeable decrease in share prices.
