weigh out
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To use a scale to get exactly the right amount of something.
Literal meaning: To take something out from a larger supply after determining its weight on a scale.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To use scales to measure a precise quantity of something and separate it from the rest.
"Weigh out 150 grams of butter before you start the recipe."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
In horse racing, to officially weigh a jockey after a race to verify weight compliance.
"The stewards weighed out all jockeys immediately after the final race."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Common in cooking, baking, science, and trade contexts. Often followed by a quantity: 'weigh out 200 grams of flour.'
Commonly used with
flour ingredients gold portions spices medicine
Forms
Base
weigh out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
weighs out
he/she/it
Past simple
weighed out
yesterday
Past participle
weighed out
have + pp
-ing form
weighing out
continuous
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