# pesar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pesar, from Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pensar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pəˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [peˈzaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

pesar (first-person singular present peso, first-person singular preterite pesí, past participle pesat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* to weigh, to have a certain weight
* to weigh, to measure the weight of
* to ponder, to consider
* (impersonal) to regret
    Li pesa d'haver pres aquella decisió. ― He regrets having made that decision.

#### Derived terms

* repesar
* pesant
* pesat

#### Related terms

* pes

### References

* “pesar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pesar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “pesar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pesar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Franco-Provençal
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin pensāre. Doublet of pensar (“to think”)

### Verb

pesar (ORB, broad)
* to weigh

### References

* peser in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
* pesar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pesar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pēnsāre (“ponder, weigh”). Compare the doublet pensar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [peˈsaɾ]

### Verb

pesar (first-person singular present peso, first-person singular preterite pesei, past participle pesado)
* (transitive) to weigh (measure the weight of)
* (intransitive) to weigh (have a certain weight)
* (impersonal) to grieve, sadden, burden

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Noun

pesar m (plural pesares)
* grief
    Synonym: pena

#### Derived terms

* a pesar de

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pesar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pesar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pesar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “pesar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pesar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “pesar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pesar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pensar.

### Verb

pesar
* (transitive) to weigh (measure the weight of)
* (intransitive) to weigh (have a certain weight)
* (transitive) to bother; to worry

#### Descendants

* Occitan: pesar

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pensāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 189

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Compare the doublet pensar.

### Verb

pesar
* to weigh
* to burden
** c. 1140, “Cantar primero. Destierro del Cid”, in Cantar de Mio Cid:Si a vós ploguiere, Minaya, e non vos caya en pesarIf it pleases you, Minaya, and doesn't fall on you with burden

#### Descendants

* Spanish: pesar

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* pezar (archaic)

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese pesar, from Latin pēnsāre (“ponder, weigh”). Compare the doublet pensar.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈza(ʁ)/ [peˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈza(ʁ)/ [peˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /peˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /peˈza(ʁ)/ [peˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈza.ɾi/

#### Verb

pesar (first-person singular present peso, first-person singular preterite pesei, past participle pesado)
* to weigh (determine the weight of an object)
    Synonym: sopesar
* to weigh (have a certain weight)
* to influence (to exert an influence upon)
    Synonym: influenciar
* (intransitive) to be heavy
* (of a food or meal) to cause heartburn or indigestion
    Synonym: queimar
* to burden (cause worry or pressure)
    Synonyms: pressionar, sobrecarregar

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:pesar.

##### Related terms

* pesado
* peso

### Etymology 2

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈzaʁ/ [peˈzah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈzaʁ/ [peˈzah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /peˈzaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /peˈzaʁ/ [peˈzaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈzaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈza.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: pe‧sar

#### Noun

pesar m (plural pesares)
* grief; regret
    Synonyms: arrependimento, pena, remorso, tristeza

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:pesar.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pesar, from Latin pēnsāre, whence also the doublet pensar 'think'. Cognate with English poise, French peser, Italian pesare, Portuguese pesar, and Romanian păsa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈsaɾ/ [peˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pe‧sar

### Verb

pesar (first-person singular present peso, first-person singular preterite pesé, past participle pesado)
* (transitive) to weigh (to determine the weight of an object)
* (transitive) to weigh (to have a certain weight)
    Un galón de agua pesa 3,78 kilos.A gallon of water weighs 3.78 kilos.
* to ponder
* to be serious, to be grave
* (reflexive) to weigh oneself

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* a pesar de
* a pesar de los pesares
* mal que te pese
* pesadilla
* pesado
* pesadumbre
* pésame
* pese a
* pese a quien pese

#### Related terms

* peso

### Noun

pesar m (plural pesares)
* grief, regret, chagrin

#### Derived terms

* pesaroso

### Further reading

* “pesar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* persa