Phrase guide

put on weight

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To experience a weight gain, to increase in weight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِزْدَادَ وَزْنًا (izdāda waznan) — to become heavier
  • Arabic: اِكْتَسَبَ وَزْنًا (iktasaba waznan) — to become heavier
  • Arabic: مِتِن (mitin) — to become heavier
  • Arabic: سِمِن (simin) — to become heavier
  • Aromanian: mi-ngrash — to become heavier
  • Azerbaijani: kökəlmək — to become heavier
  • Bashkir: һимереү (himerew) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: набіра́ць ва́гу (nabirácʹ váhu) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: набра́ць ва́гу (nabrácʹ váhu) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: таўсце́ць (tawscjécʹ) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: патаўсце́ць (patawscjécʹ) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: растаўсце́ць (rastawscjécʹ) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: паўне́ць (pawnjécʹ) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: папаўне́ць (papawnjécʹ) — to become heavier
  • Belarusian: распаўне́ць (raspawnjécʹ) — to become heavier
  • Bulgarian: напълнявам (napǎlnjavam) — to become heavier
  • Bulgarian: напълнея (napǎlneja) — to become heavier
  • Bulgarian: надебелявам (nadebeljavam) — to become heavier
  • Bulgarian: надебелея (nadebeleja) — to become heavier
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發胖 /发胖 (fāpàng) — to become heavier
  • Czech: přibrat — to become heavier
  • Dutch: aankomen — to become heavier
  • Finnish: lihoa — to become heavier
  • French: prendre du poids — to become heavier
  • French: grossir — to become heavier
  • Georgian: გასუქება (gasukeba) — to become heavier
  • Georgian: მომატება (momaṭeba) — to become heavier
  • Georgian: წონაში მომატება (c̣onaši momaṭeba) — to become heavier
  • German: zunehmen — to become heavier
  • German: zulegen — to become heavier
  • German: Speck ansetzen — to become heavier
  • German: Fett ansetzen — to become heavier
  • Hungarian: hízik — to become heavier
  • Hungarian: felszed — to become heavier
  • Ingrian: lihhoa — to become heavier
  • Ingrian: lihoittua — to become heavier
  • Italian: ingrassare — to become heavier
  • Italian: prendere peso — to become heavier
  • Japanese: 太る (futoru) — to become heavier
  • Japanese: 体重が増える (taijū ga fueru) — to become heavier
  • Korean: 살이 찌다 (sar-i jjida) — to become heavier
  • Korean: 체중이 늘다 (chejung-i neulda) — to become heavier
  • Korean: 살찌다 (saljjida) — to become heavier
  • Polish: tyć — to become heavier
  • Polish: utyć — to become heavier
  • Polish: przytyć — to become heavier
  • Polish: przybrać na wadze — to become heavier
  • Polish: przybierać na wadze — to become heavier
  • Portuguese: ganhar peso — to become heavier
  • Romanian: se îngrășa — to become heavier
  • Russian: набира́ть вес (nabirátʹ ves) — to become heavier
  • Russian: набра́ть вес (nabrátʹ ves) — to become heavier
  • Russian: толсте́ть (tolstétʹ) — to become heavier
  • Russian: потолсте́ть (potolstétʹ) — to become heavier
  • Russian: полне́ть (polnétʹ) — to become heavier
  • Russian: пополне́ть (popolnétʹ) — to become heavier
  • Russian: поправля́ться (popravljátʹsja) — to become heavier
  • Russian: попра́виться (poprávitʹsja) — to become heavier
  • Spanish: subir de peso — to become heavier
  • Spanish: coger peso — to become heavier
  • Spanish: engordar — to become heavier
  • Spanish: engordarse — to become heavier
  • Spanish: engrosar — to become heavier
  • Spanish: embarnecer — to become heavier
  • Spanish: embastecer — to become heavier
  • Swedish: öka i vikt — to become heavier
  • Tagalog: tumaba — to become heavier
  • Thai: เพิ่มน้ําหนัก (pə̂əm nám-nàk) — to become heavier
  • Turkish: kilo almak — to become heavier
  • Turkish: semirmek — to become heavier
  • Turkish: yağlanmak — to become heavier
  • Turkish: beslemek — to become heavier
  • Turkish: yağ bağlamak — to become heavier
  • Turkish: etlenmek — to become heavier
  • Turkish: şişmanlamak — to become heavier
  • Turkish: semizlemek — to become heavier
  • Turkish: semizlenmek — to become heavier
  • Ottoman Turkish: سمرمك (semirmek) — to become heavier
  • Ottoman Turkish: سمیزلنمك (semizlenmek) — to become heavier
  • Ukrainian: товсті́ти (tovstíty) — to become heavier
  • Ukrainian: потовсті́ти (potovstíty) — to become heavier
  • Uyghur: ئەتلەنمەك (etlenmek) — to become heavier
  • Uyghur: سەمرىمەك (semrimek) — to become heavier
  • Uyghur: ئەت قونماق (et qonmaq) — to become heavier