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To assign different significance or importance to individual elements of a group. This is often done based on certain criteria in order to make a result more accurate or fairer.
In der Umfrage wurden die Antworten der Teilnehmer nach Alter gewichtet, um ein repräsentatives Ergebnis zu erhalten.
In the survey, the participants' answers were weighted by age in order to obtain a representative result.
The verb 'gewichten' (to weight) is derived from the noun 'das Gewicht' (weight). When you weight something, figuratively speaking, you give it more or less 'Gewicht' (weight), meaning more or less importance.
Bei der Bewertung wird die praktische Erfahrung stärker gewichtet als die theoretischen Kenntnisse.
In the evaluation, practical experience is weighted more heavily than theoretical knowledge.
To indicate the criterion for the weighting, the preposition 'nach' with the dative is often used. The structure is: something (accusative) nach something (dative) gewichten.
Die Ergebnisse der Studie müssen nach Alter und Geschlecht der Befragten gewichtet werden.
The results of the study must be weighted by the age and gender of the respondents.
'Gewichten' (to weight) is often combined with adverbs that describe the extent of the weighting. Typical examples are 'stark gewichten' (to weight heavily), 'schwach gewichten' (to weight lightly), 'höher gewichten' (to weight more highly), or 'anders gewichten' (to weight differently).
In meinem Studium habe ich die praktischen Kurse immer höher gewichtet als die reinen Vorlesungen.
In my studies, I always weighted the practical courses more highly than the purely lecture-based classes.
This word belongs more to technical and written language. You often find it in academic texts, statistics, reports, or formal discussions.
Der Lehrer erklärte, wie er die einzelnen Noten für das Zeugnis gewichtet.
The teacher explained how he weights the individual grades for the report card.
to evaluate / appraise
„Bewerten“ and „gewichten“ can both occur in a decision matrix. „Bewerten“ assigns a value or judgment to a criterion, whereas „gewichten“ determines how important that criterion is for the overall result. Use „bewerten“ for the individual assessment and „gewichten“ for its influence on the decision.
Das Team gewichtete den Preis stärker als das Aussehen des Angebots.
The team gave the price more weight than the appearance of the offer.
Das Team bewertete den Preis des Angebots mit acht von zehn Punkten.
The team rated the offer's price eight out of ten points.
