Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with weight in American Collocation
weight
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/weɪt/
lose weight and become less heavy
lose
reduce
shed
The aim of the procedure is not to reduce weight but to improve your figure.
Patients with arthritis should shed any excess weight.
gain weight
gain
put on
regain
Diets are soon discarded, and often the lost weight is regained.
keep your weight the same
control
keep off
maintain
This will help you keep the weight off permanently.
considerable
equal
great
sufficient
(too) much
undue
The reporter had not given sufficient weight to the positive aspects of the scheme.
have weight
carry
have
hold
The information comes from a variety of sources, some of which carry more weight in our analysis.
give weight to something
add
assign
attach
give
lend
We attach great weight to this argument.
He goes on to explain the concept of the balance of nature, and how this lends weight to the Gaia theory of the Earth as an organism.