weigh off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To use a scale to take the right amount of something.
Literal meaning: To separate a measured portion from a larger amount using scales.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To measure a specific quantity of a substance by weighing it on a scale and separating it from the rest.
"The pharmacist carefully weighed off the correct dose of the compound before packaging it."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
This is a rare and largely dialectal or regional variant, found mainly in British and Australian English. 'Weigh out' is the more standard and widely understood form. Uncommon in contemporary writing.
Commonly used with
portion ingredients flour gold spices quantity
Forms
Base
weigh off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
weighs off
he/she/it
Past simple
weighed off
yesterday
Past participle
weighed off
have + pp
-ing form
weighing off
continuous
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