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heft

[ heft ]

noun

  1. weight; heaviness:

    It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.

  2. significance or importance.
  3. Archaic. the bulk or main part.


verb (used with object)

  1. to test the weight of by lifting and balancing:

    He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe.

  2. to heave; hoist.

heft

/ ³óÉ›´Ú³Ù /

verb

  1. to assess the weight of (something) by lifting
  2. to lift
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. weight
  2. the main part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó±ð´Ú³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó±ð´Ú³Ùİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·³ó±ð´Ú³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heft1

1550–60; heave + -t, variant of -th 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heft1

C19: probably from heave , by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleft
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There is the migration of economic and political heft to the East.

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Scotland lack the depth and heft up front of other nations, but their athleticism, creativity and understanding in open space can slice though any team.

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For the most part, the book is written as if living alongside Oberon during her lifetime, giving emotional heft to her sometimes difficult choices.

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In certain parts of town — downtown, Hollywood, South Park — the palms are being protected for their iconic or historical heft.

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This seems to be where the weight of the thematic heft lands in the story, though it is never deeply explored.

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