obese
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% or 25% over their…Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².
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» Tom is very obese.
Tom ist sehr übergewichtig. — wolfgangth
Tom ist sehr dick. — Waldelfe
У Тома сильне ожиріння. — deniko
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Examples
32 sentencesTom is very obese.
У Тома сильне ожиріння. — deniko
deTom ist sehr übergewichtig. — wolfgangth
Don't you think you're obese?
Ти не думаєш, що у тебе ожиріння? — deniko
I think that Tom is obese.
Meaning
1 sensesExtremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².
fettleibig, fettsüchtig, adipös
то́лстыйtólstyj, по́лныйpólnyj, ту́чныйtúčnyj
- excessively fat
Origin
From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“toFrom Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”).
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Forms
more obese/obeser, most obese/obesest| Comparative | more obese / obeser Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most obese / obesest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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