Phrase guide

lose weight

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become less heavy or obese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • You look slimmer these days? Have you lost weight?
  • I'll need to lose weight if I want to fit into my old jeans.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: gain weight, put on weight

2

verb

Meaning 2

take off weight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change state, turn

Narrower terms: sweat off

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vermaer — to become less heavy or obese
  • Arabic: فَقَدَ وَزْن (faqada wazn) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Arabic: نِحِف (niḥif) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Arabic: ضِعِف (ḍiʕif) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Aromanian: mi-dizgrash — to become less heavy or obese
  • Aromanian: slãghescu — to become less heavy or obese
  • Azerbaijani: arıqlamaq — to become less heavy or obese
  • Bulgarian: отслабвам (otslabvam) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Bulgarian: отслабна (otslabna) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Chinese Cantonese: 減肥 /减肥 (gaam2 fei4) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 減肥 /减肥 (jiǎnféi) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Czech: zhubnout — to become less heavy or obese
  • Dutch: vermageren — to become less heavy or obese
  • Esperanto: malpeziĝi — to become less heavy or obese
  • Finnish: laihtua — to become less heavy or obese
  • Finnish: laihduttaa — to become less heavy or obese
  • French: perdre du poids — to become less heavy or obese
  • French: maigrir — to become less heavy or obese
  • Galician: degaxar — to become less heavy or obese
  • Galician: perder peso — to become less heavy or obese
  • Galician: adelgazar — to become less heavy or obese
  • Georgian: გახდომა (gaxdoma) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Georgian: დაკლება (daḳleba) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Georgian: წონაში დაკლება (c̣onaši daḳleba) — to become less heavy or obese
  • German: abnehmen — to become less heavy or obese
  • German: abmagern — to become less heavy or obese
  • Greek: αδυνατίζω (adynatízo) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Hebrew: ירד במשקל (yarád ba-mishkál) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Hungarian: fogy — to become less heavy or obese
  • Ido: dineskar — to become less heavy or obese
  • Ingrian: kehnontua — to become less heavy or obese
  • Japanese: 体重を減らす (taijū o herasu) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Japanese: 痩せる (yaseru) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Khmer: សម្រកទម្ងន់ (sɑmrɑɑk tumngŭən) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Korean: 살이 빠지다 (sar-i ppajida) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Korean: 체중이 줄다 (chejung-i julda) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Korean: 체중을 감소시키다 (chejung-eul gamsosikida) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Korean: 여위다 (yeowida) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Latin: mācrēscō — to become less heavy or obese
  • Nahuatl: poloa etiliztli — to become less heavy or obese
  • Navajo: ánísdaasígíí yaa íílééh — to become less heavy or obese
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gå ned i vekt — to become less heavy or obese
  • Polish: chudnąć — to become less heavy or obese
  • Polish: schudnąć — to become less heavy or obese
  • Polish: szczupleć — to become less heavy or obese
  • Polish: zeszczupleć — to become less heavy or obese
  • Portuguese: perder peso — to become less heavy or obese
  • Portuguese: emagrecer — to become less heavy or obese
  • Portuguese: adelgaçar — to become less heavy or obese
  • Portuguese: emagrar — to become less heavy or obese
  • Romanian: slăbi — to become less heavy or obese
  • Russian: худе́ть (xudétʹ) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Russian: похуде́ть (poxudétʹ) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Russian: сбра́сывать вес (sbrásyvatʹ ves) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Russian: сбро́сить вес (sbrósitʹ ves) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Spanish: perder peso — to become less heavy or obese
  • Spanish: bajar de peso — to become less heavy or obese
  • Spanish: adelgazar — to become less heavy or obese
  • Spanish: adelgazarse — to become less heavy or obese
  • Spanish: enflaquecer — to become less heavy or obese
  • Spanish: enflaquecerse — to become less heavy or obese
  • Swedish: gå ner i vikt — to become less heavy or obese
  • Tagalog: mangayayat — to become less heavy or obese
  • Thai: ลดน้ําหนัก (lót nám-nàk) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Turkish: zayıflamak — to become less heavy or obese
  • Ukrainian: ху́днути (xúdnuty) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Ukrainian: сху́днути (sxúdnuty) — to become less heavy or obese
  • Welsh: colli pwysau — to become less heavy or obese
  • Welsh: teneuo — to become less heavy or obese