We're trying to wean ourselves off watching too much television.
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wean off — ˌwean ˈoff ˌwean ˈfrom [present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off present participle … Useful english dictionary
wean from — ˌwean ˈoff ˌwean ˈfrom [present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off … Useful english dictionary
wean — [wi:n] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wenian] to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother s milk and start giving it ordinary food wean sb onto sth ▪ It s time to start weaning her onto solid foods. wean off/from [wean sb… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wean — Ⅰ. wean [1] ► VERB 1) accustom (a young mammal) to food other than its mother s milk. 2) (often wean off) make (someone) give up a habit or addiction. 3) (be weaned on) be strongly influenced by (something) from an early age. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
wean from — phrasal verb wean off or wean from Word forms wean off : present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off present participle weaning off past tense weaned off past participle weaned off wean someone off something to make someone gradually … English dictionary
wean — UK [wiːn] / US [wɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms wean : present tense I/you/we/they wean he/she/it weans present participle weaning past tense weaned past participle weaned to make a baby stop taking its mother s milk and start to eat solid food … English dictionary
wean — /win / (say ween) verb (t) 1. to accustom (a child or animal) to food other than its mother s milk. –phrase 2. wean off (or from), to induce to give up dependence on (a substance, habit, or activity). 3. wean on, to expose to at an early age: I… …
wean from/off — [phrasal verb] wean (someone or something) from/off (something) : to make (someone or something) stop doing or using (something) efforts to wean the country from its dependence on foreign oil I m gradually weaning myself off cigarettes … Useful english dictionary
wean somebody off something — ˈwean sb off/from sth derived to make sb gradually stop doing or using sth • The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills. Main entry: ↑weanderived … Useful english dictionary
wean somebody from something — ˈwean sb off/from sth derived to make sb gradually stop doing or using sth • The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills. Main entry: ↑weanderived … Useful english dictionary
