overweight
pronunciation
How to pronounce overweight in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈweɪt]
How to pronounce overweight in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈweɪt]
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- Noun:
- the property of excessive fatness
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- Adjective:
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Word Origin
- overweight (adj.)
- "in excess of proper or ordinary weight," 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, "obesity" from 1917.
Example
- 1. Never assume that overweight equals lazy and undisciplined .
- 2. How can a partner raise the issue with someone who is overweight without causing hurt or embarrassment ?
- 3. People don 't become overweight overnight .
- 4. Being overweight won 't kill you - it may even help you live longer .
- 5. The internet is changing china and mainly from the good side but the revolution is a overweight word .