Wean from Meaning in English
expression
ˈwin/ /ˈfɹəm
WEEN frum
wˈiːn/ /fɹˈɒm
WEEN from
Definición
To gradually stop someone from being dependent on something, such as a baby from mother's milk or a person from a habit.
Uso & Matices
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 छुड़ानाArabic: فطم من - إبعاد عن (عادة)Bengali: অভ্যাস ত্যাগ করানো - দুধ ছাড়ানোRussian: отучать отJapanese: ～から離れさせるVietnamese: cai khỏiKorean: 떼어내다 - 끊게 하다Turkish: bıraktırmak - vazgeçirmekUrdu: چھڑاناIndonesian: menghentikan dari - menyapih dari
Oraciones de Ejemplo
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