weigh\ upon

weigh\ upon
• weigh (up)on
v
1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on.

The pack weighed heavily on the soldier's back.

2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset.

Sadness weighed on Mary's heart when her kitten died.

John's wrongdoing weighed upon his conscience.

The teacher's advice weighed upon Tom's mind.

3. To be a burden to.

His guilt weighed heavily upon him.


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