carry weight

phrase

: to be important or meaningful especially in influencing others

He was considered a man of solid judgment, and his opinion upon all matters, private and public, carried weight.

—Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Her opinion carries a lot of weight with us, and we often seek out her advice before making any important decision.

Your promises would carry more weight [=be more meaningful] if you didn't break them so often.

Examples of carry weight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Georgia’s name carries weight in the betting market, but Ole Miss has won two of the last three meetings, plays at home and has the quarterback who beat the Bulldogs in January. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

But for that oversight to carry weight, the industry needs clear standards for who can conduct assessments, how their independence is verified and what accountability looks like when those standards aren’t met. — Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

So Rather’s take on what has happened to CBS News under new owner Skydance carries weight. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

What Miuccia says always carries weight, and the street style crowd are already responding to her no-trousers directive. — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for carry weight

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate