LEARNit Dictionary
heft
verb
/heft/
UK
/heft/
US
1
to lift or carry something heavy from one position to another
بلند کردن, برداشتن, حمل کردن
2
to lift or hold something in order to estimate its weight
وزن کردن با دست, سنجیدن وزن
Anna took the old sword and hefted it in her hands.
noun
/heft/
UK
/heft/
US
1
the weight of somebody/something
وزن, سنگینی
2
ability or influence
قدرت, نفوذ
Her performance lacks
emotional heft
.
This research
adds heft
to recent findings that modern human migrants arrived in Europe earlier than previously thought.