Weigh On (Verb)
Meaning
Be oppressive or disheartening to.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The difficult decision weighed on her mind long after the night was over.
- The memory of her mistake weighed on the captain's conscience for the rest of the mission.
- The deadline weighed on them as they struggled to finish their project overnight.
- The poverty she witnessed in the city weighed heavily on her heart.
- The tension in the room weighed on the team's usually lighthearted team-building exercises.