sopesar

/sopeˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
sopeso
preterite (yo)
sopesé
past participle
sopesado

Meaning

  1. to weigh up

    • Sopesó los pros y los contras.

      He weighed up the pros and cons.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

pesar

sopesar means "to weigh up," figuratively, like considering options; pesar means "to weigh" literally, on a scale.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

sopesar

sopesar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weigh up."

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