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/əˈweɪ/ · adjective
(nautical, postpositive) Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip..
Use aweigh when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aweigh means (nautical, postpositive) Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip..
Common synonyms include free, up, atrip.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use aweigh where its definition matches the intended context.
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