Wean from Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈwin/ /ˈfɹəm

WEEN frum

UK

wˈiːn/ /fɹˈɒm

WEEN from

التعريف

To gradually stop someone from being dependent on something, such as a baby from mother's milk or a person from a habit.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal or medical register when about babies; also used for habits (e.g., 'wean from sugar'). Follow with 'from' plus what is being stopped. Often literal with infants, figurative with habits or addictions.

• Spanish: destetar de - alejar de (hábito)
• Portuguese (BR): desmamar de - afastar de (hábito)
• Portuguese (PT): desmamar de - afastar de (hábito)
• Chinese (Simplified): 使戒掉 - 使断奶
• Chinese (Traditional): 使戒掉 - 使斷奶
• Hindi: से छुड़ाना - दूध छुड़ाना
• Arabic: فطم من - إبعاد عن (عادة)
• Bengali: অভ্যাস ত্যাগ করানো - দুধ ছাড়ানো
• Russian: отучать от
• Japanese: ～から離れさせる
• Vietnamese: cai khỏi
• Korean: 떼어내다 - 끊게 하다
• Turkish: bıraktırmak - vazgeçirmek
• Urdu: چھڑانا
• Indonesian: menghentikan dari - menyapih dari

جمل نموذجية

It is time to wean the baby from breast milk.

basic

Doctors suggest to wean gradually from a pacifier.

basic

You should wean yourself from drinking too much soda.

basic

It took weeks to wean her from her afternoon naps.

natural

Parents sometimes find it hard to wean kids from cartoons.

natural

I'm trying to wean myself from checking my phone all the time.

natural