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Vincent Ding Posted 21 years ago
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give weight to

To my understanding, "to give weight to sth." means "to recognize the importance of sth". Can someone kindly confirm this for me?
  

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" means "to recognize the importance of sth". Can someone kindly confirm this for me? I'd say you are close not exactly correct.

  • " means "to recognize the importance of sth".
  • Can someone kindly confirm this for me?
  • I'd say you are close not exactly correct.
  • The phrase is a 'subjective' one, meaning that if I give weight to something, I am making the judgement that it is important.
  • Other people may disagree with my judgement.
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Hi Vincent,

To my understanding, "to give weight to sth." means "to recognize the importance of sth". Can someone kindly confirm this for me?

I'd say you are close not exactly correct. The phrase is a 'subjective' one, meaning that if I give weight to something, I am making the judgement that i

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