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  • 11WEAN-FM — Infobox Radio Station name = WEAN FM city = Wakefield Peacedale, Rhode Island area = Providence, Rhode Island branding = News Talk 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM slogan = Rhode Island s Station of Record airdate = June 1995 frequency = 99.7 MHz (FM)… …

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  • 12wean — v. 1) (D; tr.) to wean from (to wean a calf from its mother) 2) (misc.) to wean smb. away from bad company * * * [wiːn] (misc.) to wean smb. away from bad company (D; tr.) to wean from (to wean a calf from its mother) …

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  • 13wean — wean1 [ win ] verb transitive to make a baby stop taking its mother s milk and start to eat solid food a. wean someone off/from something to make someone gradually stop depending on something that they like and have become used to, especially a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14wean — verb ADVERB ▪ gradually VERB + WEAN ▪ attempt to, try to PREPOSITION ▪ (away) from ▪ Her parents are try …

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  • 15wean — 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 …

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  • 16wean — /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… …

  • 17wean — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian to accustom, wean; akin to Old English wunian to be used to more at wont Date: before 12th century 1. to accustom (as a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by …

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  • 18wean — [[t]wi͟ːn[/t]] weans, weaning, weaned 1) VERB When a baby or baby animal is weaned, its mother stops feeding it milk and starts giving it other food, especially solid food. [be V ed] The baby would be weaned and she would bring it home... [V n]… …

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  • 19wean — verb (I, T) to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother s milk and start giving it ordinary food: Some infants are weaned at six months. wean sb off sth phrasal verb (T) to make someone gradually stop doing something you… …

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  • 20wean on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wean on : present tense I/you/we/they wean on he/she/it weans on present participle weaning on past tense weaned on past participle weaned on wean someone on something to make someone get used to something… …

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