To be of significance or importance

• signify

  1. To denote; mean:
  2. To be a sign or indication of; suggest or imply:
  3. To make known, as with a sign or word:

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  1. To denote; mean:
  2. To be a sign or indication of; suggest or imply:
  3. To make known, as with a sign or word:

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• matter

  1. That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.
  2. A type of such substance:
  3. Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.

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  1. That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.
  2. A type of such substance:
  3. Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.

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• import

  1. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
  2. To receive (data) into one program from another.
  3. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify:

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  1. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
  2. To receive (data) into one program from another.
  3. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify:

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• count

  1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
  2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
  3. To include in a reckoning; take account of:

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  1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
  2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
  3. To include in a reckoning; take account of:

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To think or think about carefully and at length

• turn over

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see turn,"Ž over.
  2. To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
  3. (idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see turn,"Ž over.
  2. To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
  3. (idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.

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• think through

  1. To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.

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  1. To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.

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• think over

  1. (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.

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  1. (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.

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• think out

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• think

  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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• study

  1. The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research:
  2. An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge:
  3. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:

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  1. The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research:
  2. An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge:
  3. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:

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• ruminate

  1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
  2. To chew cud.
  3. To reflect on over and over again.

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  1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
  2. To chew cud.
  3. To reflect on over and over again.

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• revolve

  1. To orbit a central point:
  2. To turn on an axis; rotate.
  3. To be arranged as revolving credit:

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  1. To orbit a central point:
  2. To turn on an axis; rotate.
  3. To be arranged as revolving credit:

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• reflect

  1. To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
  2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
  3. To make apparent; express or manifest:

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  1. To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
  2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
  3. To make apparent; express or manifest:

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• ponder

  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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• muse

  1. To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in thought.
  2. To consider or say thoughtfully:
  3. A state of reflection.

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  1. To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in thought.
  2. To consider or say thoughtfully:
  3. A state of reflection.

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• mull

  1. To heat and spice (wine, for example).

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  1. To heat and spice (wine, for example).

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• meditate

  1. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object, especially as a form of religious practice in Buddhism or Hinduism.
  2. To engage in focused thought on scriptural passages or on particular doctrines or mysteries of a religion, especially Christianity.
  3. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

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  1. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object, especially as a form of religious practice in Buddhism or Hinduism.
  2. To engage in focused thought on scriptural passages or on particular doctrines or mysteries of a religion, especially Christianity.
  3. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

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• excogitate

  1. To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.

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  1. To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.

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• entertain

  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. To extend hospitality toward:
  3. To consider; contemplate:

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  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. To extend hospitality toward:
  3. To consider; contemplate:

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• deliberate

  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
  3. Unhurried and careful:

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  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
  3. Unhurried and careful:

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• contemplate

  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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• consider

  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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• cogitate

  1. To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder.

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  1. To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder.

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• chew on

  1. (idiomatic) to consider, to ponder

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  1. (idiomatic) to consider, to ponder

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To take the weight of

• heft

  1. Weight; heaviness; bulk.
  2. To lift (something) in order to judge or estimate its weight.
  3. To hoist (something); heave.

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  1. Weight; heaviness; bulk.
  2. To lift (something) in order to judge or estimate its weight.
  3. To hoist (something); heave.

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• counterbalance

  1. A force or influence equally counteracting another.
  2. A weight that acts to balance another; a counterpoise or counterweight.
  3. To act as a counteracting force, influence, or weight to; counterpoise.

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  1. A force or influence equally counteracting another.
  2. A weight that acts to balance another; a counterpoise or counterweight.
  3. To act as a counteracting force, influence, or weight to; counterpoise.

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• put in the balance

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• hold the scales

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• put on the scales

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• scale

  1. One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins.
  2. A similar part in other animals, such as one of the thin flat overlapping structures that cover the wings of butterflies and moths.
  3. A small, thin, often flattened plant structure, such as one of the modified leaves that cover a tree bud or one of the structures that contain the reproductive organs on the cones of a conifer.

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  1. One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins.
  2. A similar part in other animals, such as one of the thin flat overlapping structures that cover the wings of butterflies and moths.
  3. A small, thin, often flattened plant structure, such as one of the modified leaves that cover a tree bud or one of the structures that contain the reproductive organs on the cones of a conifer.

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• measure

  1. A reference standard or sample used for the quantitative comparison of properties:
  2. A unit specified by a scale, such as an inch, or by variable conditions, such as a day's march.
  3. A system of measurement, such as the metric system.

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  1. A reference standard or sample used for the quantitative comparison of properties:
  2. A unit specified by a scale, such as an inch, or by variable conditions, such as a day's march.
  3. A system of measurement, such as the metric system.

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To have weight

• tip-the-scales

  1. (idiomatic) To turn to one side a balanced situation.

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  1. (idiomatic) To turn to one side a balanced situation.

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• tip the beams

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• burden

  1. Something that is carried.
  2. Something that is emotionally difficult to bear.
  3. A source of great worry or stress; weight:

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  1. Something that is carried.
  2. Something that is emotionally difficult to bear.
  3. A source of great worry or stress; weight:

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• be a load

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• pull

  1. To apply force to (something) so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force:
  2. To remove from a fixed position; extract:
  3. To tug at; jerk or tweak:

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  1. To apply force to (something) so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force:
  2. To remove from a fixed position; extract:
  3. To tug at; jerk or tweak:

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• press

  1. To exert steady weight or force against:
  2. To move by applying pressure:
  3. To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern:

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  1. To exert steady weight or force against:
  2. To move by applying pressure:
  3. To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern:

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• register

  1. A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions.
  2. A book for such entries.
  3. An entry in such a record.

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  1. A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions.
  2. A book for such entries.
  3. An entry in such a record.

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• show

  1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
  2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
  3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.

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  1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
  2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
  3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.

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• count

  1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
  2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
  3. To include in a reckoning; take account of:

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  1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
  2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
  3. To include in a reckoning; take account of:

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• tell

  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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• be important

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• carry weight

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• be heavy

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To consider

• balance

  1. A weighing device, especially one consisting of a rigid beam horizontally suspended by a low-friction support at its center, with identical weighing pans hung at either end, one of which holds an unknown weight while the effective weight in the other is increased by known amounts until the beam is level and motionless.
  2. A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
  3. The power or means to decide:

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  1. A weighing device, especially one consisting of a rigid beam horizontally suspended by a low-friction support at its center, with identical weighing pans hung at either end, one of which holds an unknown weight while the effective weight in the other is increased by known amounts until the beam is level and motionless.
  2. A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
  3. The power or means to decide:

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• contemplate

  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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• ponder

  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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