Explore Heft through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like weigh or lift. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Heft meaning
- The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
- The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
- Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
Synonyms of Heft
Using Heft
- The main meaning on this page is: The feel of the weight of something; heaviness. | The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight. | Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
- Useful related words include: heftiness, weigh, lift, heft up.
- Possible Dutch translations are: wegen, wikken.
- In the example corpus, heft often appears in combinations such as: heft to, heft of, the heft.
Context around Heft
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heft
- In this selection, "heft" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, financial, extra, characters, near, walz and globally stand out and add context to how "heft" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include add extra heft and fill and also adds heft to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heft" sits close to words such as abreast, accrue and aerodynamics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heft
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Less clear is what direct electoral heft Walz can bring to the ticket. (13 words)
It's got a battery about the size and the heft of a brick. (14 words)
But because the menu is mostly individually portioned small plates, the heft of bowls and plates matters. (17 words)
If you're a huge movie buff, a gamer, or a creator who doesn't normally take their laptop on the road with them, you can bulk up to a 15- to 17-inch model with heft that affords it more power. (42 words)
It requires vast political capital and financial heft to travel through space for even short distances, and exiting a ship to explore a planet means counting out oxygen tanks and accepting that even a small error could result in death. (40 words)
In a similar spirit, it’s possible to fantasize about optimal corporate match-ups on the energy field, pairing up the financial heft and business savvy of established giants with the entrepreneurial zeal of start ups and speciality players. (39 words)
It is a question of why, given his platform and the heft of his title, does he want to? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
And the fifth image is Will and a friend holding the snake and it’s easy to see the girth and heft of this incredible reptile which also happens to be an invasive species in Florida.
But because the menu is mostly individually portioned small plates, the heft of bowls and plates matters.
Dumplings are a great addition to stews as they add extra heft and fill the family up for very little cost.
For a show where the clever writing and pace lend much heft, A Time Called You could have benefited from more emotional depth.
For those wondering about periscope zoom, it is used to improve zoom capabilities without increasing the size and heft of the camera system.
I added some depth to the characters, heft to the story beats, and fleshed out the backstories.
If you're a huge movie buff, a gamer, or a creator who doesn't normally take their laptop on the road with them, you can bulk up to a 15- to 17-inch model with heft that affords it more power.
In a similar spirit, it’s possible to fantasize about optimal corporate match-ups on the energy field, pairing up the financial heft and business savvy of established giants with the entrepreneurial zeal of start ups and speciality players.
It is a question of why, given his platform and the heft of his title, does he want to?
It requires vast political capital and financial heft to travel through space for even short distances, and exiting a ship to explore a planet means counting out oxygen tanks and accepting that even a small error could result in death.
It's got a battery about the size and the heft of a brick.
The inclusion of the African Union in the G-20 grouping at the recent New Delhi summit also adds heft to the strengthening Indo-African ties.
These lures are usually packed with salt and possess enough heft to get down without any weight, other than the hook.
While the whole idea is initially presented as a joke, it's given surprising dramatic heft near the end.
I spend about two hours with start to get the hang of the bike’s heft by then—but still miserably lose a race with a random NPC I encounter.
Less clear is what direct electoral heft Walz can bring to the ticket.
Netflix may have used its principal sponsor heft to pull some Beckham-shaped strings and the soccer icon/Studio 99 founder will address the convention on how to create a brand after a decorated sports career.
On the horizon is the question of how Ukraine’s massive agricultural heft will be seamlessly integrated into the system.
Raising money from institutions like banks and private equity funds will broaden the two companies' shareholder count -- one of the key criticisms against the Adani group -- as well as increase their heft globally.
Sequels, spin-offs and literary adaptations – at least the inclusion of the last of those brings a bit of intellectual heft to Australian television’s 2024 programming slate.
Common combinations with heft
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- heft to 15×
- heft of 13×
- the heft 11×
- heft and 9×
- and heft 5×
- heft is 5×
- of heft 4×
- financial heft 3×
- dramatic heft 3×
- intellectual heft 3×