"gain weight" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gains weight [present, singular, third-person], gaining weight [participle, present], gained weight [participle, past], gained weight [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} gain weight (third-person singular simple present gains weight, present participle gaining weight, simple past and past participle gained weight)
  1. (intransitive) To become more heavy or obese. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: put on weight, put some timber on [UK, slang]
    Sense id: en-gain_weight-en-verb-jslyOhl1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. To be taken more seriously. (of an idea, view etc.)
    Sense id: en-gain_weight-en-verb-IY0wDlnt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: weight gain

Inflected forms

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