Значення

значень: 6
  1. (перехідне)To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

    The cow has weaned her calf.

    gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

  2. To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

    (ширше, часто, перехідне)To habituate (someone) to something, especially since childhood.

    His generation was weaned on 1980's music.

  3. (неперехідне)To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.

    The kittens are finally weaning.

    отуча́ть от груди́otučátʹ ot grudí, отучи́ть от груди́otučítʹ ot grudí, отуча́тьotučátʹ

  4. (ширше, перехідне)To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.

    He managed to wean himself off heroin.

  5. (ширше, неперехідне)To cease to depend.

    She is weaning from her addiction to tobacco.

    entwöhnen

    отвыка́ть от груди́breastfeeding, отвы́кнуть от груди́otvýknutʹ ot grudí, отвыка́тьotvykátʹ

  6. (ширше, застаріле, перехідне)To raise, to help grow toward maturity

Приклади

речень: 39
  1. Her mother tried to wean him.

  2. When does a lamb wean itself?

  3. Are the lambs ready for weaning?

  4. When does the weaning process start?

  5. Ziri wants to wean the lambs.

Українська
За значеннями 1
to cease giving milk:
Русский
За значеннями 3
to cease giving milk:
to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment:
to cease to depend:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
to cease giving milk:

Походження

From Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian (“to accustom; habituate; train; prepar

From Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian (“to accustom; habituate; train; prepare; make fit”), from Proto-West Germanic *wannjan, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną (“to make wont; accustom”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive for; wish; love”).

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Форми

weans, weaning, weaned, weaned
Базова формаwean · to wean
3-я особа одниниweans
Дієприкметник теперішнього часуweaning
Минулий часweaned
Дієприкметник минулого часуweaned

правильне · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theywean
he, she, itweans

Past simpleУрок

усі особиweaned

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave weaned
he, she, ithas weaned

Future simple (will)Урок

усі особиwill wean

Синоніми

синонімів: 1
Близькі за значенням
  • gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk:ablactate

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 1
Пов’язаніweaning

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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