wean

wean
[wiːn]
verbo transitivo
1destetar (baby)
  • to wean somebody from or off a bad habit (sentido figurado) -> quitar or sacarle una mala costumbre a alguien (Am)

wean [uin]
1Destetar, apartar del pecho de la madre.
2Apartar de algún vicio o costumbre anterior; enajenar el afecto de.
  • The child is being weaned -> se está destetando al niño
va.

wean [wiːn]
verb:transitive
[+child] destetar
to wean sb (away) from sth alejar a algn de algo
she tried weaning him away from rock `n' roll and on to the classics if you think she depends on you too much, work on ways in which she can be gradually weaned away from this dependency It was necessary to wean these men away from the radicalism to which their disillusionment made them susceptible

Verb Conjugation for "wean"

Imperative
  • wean
  • you wean
  • he/she weans
  • we wean
  • you wean
  • they wean
Preterite
  • I weaned
  • you weaned
  • he/she weaned
  • we weaned
  • you weaned
  • they weaned
Present Continuous
  • I am weaning
  • you are weaning
  • he/she is weaning
  • we are weaning
  • you are weaning
  • they are weaning
Present Perfect
  • I have weaned
  • you have weaned
  • he/she has weaned
  • we have weaned
  • you have weaned
  • they have weaned
Past Continuous
  • I was weaning
  • you were weaning
  • he/she was weaning
  • we were weaning
  • you were weaning
  • they were weaning
Past Perfect
  • I had weaned
  • you had weaned
  • he/she had weaned
  • we had weaned
  • you had weaned
  • they had weaned
Future
  • I will wean
  • you will wean
  • he/she will wean
  • we will wean
  • you will wean
  • they will wean
Future Perfect
  • I will have weaned
  • you will have weaned
  • he/she will have weaned
  • we will have weaned
  • you will have weaned
  • they will have weaned
Future Continuous
  • I will be weaning
  • you will be weaning
  • he/she will be weaning
  • we will be weaning
  • you will be weaning
  • they will be weaning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been weaning
  • you have been weaning
  • he/she has been weaning
  • we have been weaning
  • you have been weaning
  • they have been weaning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been weaning
  • you will have been weaning
  • he/she will have been weaning
  • we will have been weaning
  • you will have been weaning
  • they will have been weaning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been weaning
  • you had been weaning
  • he/she had been weaning
  • we had been weaning
  • you had been weaning
  • they had been weaning
Paid English to Spanish translation

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