aufwiegen

German

Etymology

auf- +‎ wiegen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯fˌviːɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧wie‧gen

Verb

aufwiegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present wiegt auf, past tense wog auf, past participle aufgewogen, past subjunctive wöge auf, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to outweigh, to offset
    Werden die Vorteile diese enormen Kosten aufwiegen?
    Will the advantages outweigh these huge costs?

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “aufwiegen” in Duden online
  • “aufwiegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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