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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

वजन - घटाना

Native Script:वजन घटाना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vajan ghatana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lose weight/luːz weɪt/
verbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"वजन घटाना स्वास्थ्य के लिए अच्छा है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To become thinner or reduce body mass through diet, exercise, or medical intervention.

    "She decided to eat healthier and exercise daily in order to lose weight."
  2. 2

    To drop in bodily mass as a result of illness or stress.

    "He began to lose weight unintentionally after the stressful event."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase combines 'lose', derived from Old English 'losian' meaning to perish, pass away, or be lost, and 'weight', originating from Old English 'wiht', meaning heaviness or the measure of how heavy something is. Together, the construction emerged in modern English to specifically denote the intentional reduction of body mass.

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