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Dictionary: out·weigh   (out-wā') pronunciation
tr.v., -weighed, -weigh·ing, -weighs.
  1. To weigh more than.
  2. To be more significant than; exceed in value or importance: The benefits outweigh the risks.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: be heavier than

Meaning #2: weigh more heavily
  Synonyms: preponderate, overbalance, outbalance


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - veje tungere end, gælde mere end

Nederlands (Dutch)
belangrijker zijn dan, compenseren, zwaarder zijn dan

Français (French)
v. tr. - l'emporter sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwerer wiegen als, überwiegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερτερώ σε βάρος, (μτφ.) υπερτερώ σε σπουδαιότητα, αξία, σημασία, επιρροή κ.λπ.

Italiano (Italian)
superare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - exceder em peso, ser mais importante que

Русский (Russian)
перевесить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pesar más que, valer más que

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppväga, väga mer än

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
比...重, 比...更重要

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 比...重, 比...更重要

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~보다 무겁다, ~을 능가하다, ~보다 중대하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …より重い, 対して重すぎる, まさる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفوقه وزنا او أهميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכריע, עלה במשקלו/בערכו/בחשיבותו על-‬


 
 
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