to put on
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2.2
- phrasal verb
- /pʊt ɑn/
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engordar
- I did not realize that I had put on that much weight.
- put on weight
No woman will voluntarily put on weight for any reason.
- No woman will voluntarily put on weight for any reason.
- And with each baby I have put on three to four stone.
- And lockdown, I put on weight, I didn't eat differently.
- And also from now on he is going to put on about half a pound a week.
- But then like the abundance of calories helps you put on, of course, both fat and muscle.
- He said to her, when did you start to put on weight?
- Anyone you know who's had IVF, you put on weight.
- I retain water and put on fat way faster than my wife.
- So, you know, we're still young enough that we can actually put on muscle mass.
- It doesn't matter how much weight it puts on, it still weighs a kilogram.
- It always has been put on muscle and you'll be good.
Examples
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I've put on weight.
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Moving house also makes you put on an average of 11 pounds in weight.
Academic text (2015) -
And the husband of this family has put on some weight, OK?
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And with each baby I have put on three to four stone.
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So I put on a little weight.
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Alice has gradually put on weight over the past few years since the birth of her two children.
Academic text (2012) -
Zenobia's put on weight since I last saw her.
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Well, you may have noticed I've put on a little weight.
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We've all put on weight during our stay; stress and boredom do that to you.
Fiction book (1998) -
Since starting a new diet, I have put on a lot of weight.
Synonyms
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1.1
To get more of something over time, like weight or money
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5.6
To gain muscle and weight by exercising and eating more
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4.5
To gain noticeable weight
To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick
Antonyms
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
put + on
The basic sense 'to dress oneself' is directly derivable from combining 'put' (place) with 'on' (onto the body) and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words. However, extended senses like 'put on a show' (to stage/present) or idiomatic uses (e.g. 'put on' meaning to pretend) involve metaphorical extension and phrasal-verb idiosyncrasy that are not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The phrasal verb put on meaning to gain weight comes from the image of adding something onto the body, as if extra pounds are put 'on' you. You 'put' weight 'on' yourself, so it means 'to become heavier'.