overweight
Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy…Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
» Tom said that Mary wasn't overweight.
Том сказав, що у Мері немає зайвої ваги.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
Before her diet, Jane was noticeably overweight, but she shed five kilos in the next two months.
übergewichtig
гру́зныйgrúznyj, ту́чныйtúčnyj, страда́ющий ожире́ниемstradájuščij ožirénijem
Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
überladen
перегру́женныйperegrúžennyj
Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Examples
254 sentencesTom said that Mary wasn't overweight.
Том сказав, що у Мері немає зайвої ваги.
Tom said that he wasn't overweight.
Том сказав, що у нього немає зайвої ваги.
I'm a little overweight right now.
У мене зараз є трохи надмірної ваги.
ruУ меня сейчас немного лишний вес.
She wants to lose weight because she is overweight.
Вона хоче схуднути, бо має зайву вагу.
I never was overweight.
Я ніколи не мав зайвої ваги.
ruЯ никогда не страдал лишним весом.
deIch war nie übergewichtig.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
more overweight, most overweight| Comparative | more overweight Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most overweight Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
41 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- a little overweight
- little overweight
- a bit overweight
- as overweight as
- bit overweight
- slightly overweight
- overweight but