diet
To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or…To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health.
» My mother is on a diet.
Meine Mutter ist auf Diät. — Wolf
Meine Mutter hält Diät. — lilygilder
Моя мать на диете. — sascha
Моя мама на дієті. — aandrusiak
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4 senses(intransitive)To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health.
I've been dieting for six months, and I've lost some weight.
(dated, transitive)To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.
they will diet themselves, feed and live alone.
(obsolete)To eat; to take one's meals.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause to take food; to feed.
- eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
- follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
Examples
572 sentencesMy mother is on a diet.
Моя мама на дієті. — aandrusiak
ruМоя мать на диете. — sascha
deMeine Mutter ist auf Diät. — Wolf
You should go on a diet.
Тобі варто сісти на дієту. — deniko
ruТебе следует сесть на диету. — odexed
deDu solltest auf Diät gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you still on a diet?
Ти все ще на дієті? — deniko
ruТы ещё на диете? — marafon
deMachst du noch Diät? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why is Tom on a diet?
Чому Том на дієті? — deniko
ruПочему Том на диете? — odexed
Aren't you still on a diet?
Хіба ти вже не на дієті? — deniko
deBist du nicht noch auf Diät? — wolfgangth
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English dieten, dyeten, diȝeten, from Old French dïeter and Medieval Latin diēFrom Middle English dieten, dyeten, diȝeten, from Old French dïeter and Medieval Latin diētāre.
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Forms
diets, dieting, dieted, dietedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- on a diet
- a balanced diet
- a strict diet
- balanced diet
- strict diet
- a diet for