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Grammar fix

gain weight

become heavier

To become heavier, usually because of eating more or exercising less.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • I tend to gain weight easily if I stop exercising.health
  • Many people gain weight when they start working in an office because they move less during the day.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: gain weight

WrongI gained some weights over winter.

RightI gained some weight over winter.

Uncountable — no 's' ('weights' = dumbbells).

Patterngain weight

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I have accrued additional body mass.

Natural I've gained some weight.

'Accrued additional body mass' is clinical; 'gain / put on weight' is natural.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • gain weight
    put onsomea bit ofeasily

Don't confuse it

The opposite is 'lose weight,' which means to become lighter.

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