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Meanings of weigh on in English

Be oppressive or disheartening to.

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      Examples for "weigh down"
      Examples for "weigh down"
      1
      Stockbrokers also feared that it would weigh down on stocks this week.
      Reuters
      2
      They weigh down the ship and must eventually be removed and destroyed.
      James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
      3
      It is an eternal weight, to weigh down all crosses and disappointments.
      The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
      4
      Still, the weak economic backdrop has failed to weigh down asset prices.
      Reuters
      5
      Do the horrors of Falkland, fair May, still weigh down your spirits?
      The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
      Usage of weigh on in English
      1
      But concerns about euro zone debt problems continued to weigh on markets.
      Reuters
      2
      Rising apparel costs could also weigh on Sears' gross margins next year.
      Reuters
      3
      Higher prices could reduce consumer's purchasing power, which may weigh on consumption.
      Reuters
      4
      Concerns over unusual, cross-border holding company structures also weigh on the sector.
      Reuters
      5
      Increasing U.S. debt could also weigh on the greenback, analysts have said.
      Reuters
      6
      Some advisers expect the market choppiness to weigh on IPOs in 2016.
      Reuters
      7
      A wider gap could also weigh on the rand exchange rate ZAR=D3.
      Reuters
      8
      The issue is starting to weigh on markets, at the margin, again.
      Reuters
      9
      The conflict is likely to spread, and could weigh on profit margins.
      Reuters
      10
      It's hard to explain how heavily the years can weigh on me.
      Sisterhood of Dune
      11
      Economists expect the epidemic to weigh on manufacturing by disrupting supply chains.
      Reuters
      12
      Extended factory closures will slow manufacturing and weigh on global supply chains.
      Reuters
      13
      Yeah it does weigh on me deeply and it bothers me deeply.
      Ebony
      14
      If there is a trans-Tasman bubble that should weigh on the proceedings.
      Radio NZ
      15
      Rate cuts also weigh on the dollar, in which gold is priced.
      Reuters
      16
      But it would weigh on my conscience all night if I didn't.
      Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903
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      United States of America
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      Ireland
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      New Zealand
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