Meaning & use
reweigh
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To weigh something again, typically to check or confirm an earlier measurement.
See it in a sentence
The clerk asked her to reweigh the package after the first reading looked off.
After adding more ingredients, the baker had to reweigh the dough.
A note on using this word
Formed with the prefix "re-" (again) plus "weigh"; it can also be used figuratively to mean reconsidering something, as in "reweigh the evidence."
Another way to use it
2. verb
To reconsider or reassess something, such as evidence or options.
The board decided to reweigh the risks before approving the merger.
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