wean
verb (used with object)
to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
have weaned
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present perfectof wean.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In a future where we have weaned ourselves off coal, oil and gas and replaced it with zero-emissions electricity and zero-emission hydrogen, energy still needs to be traded.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Through diet changes, supplements, exercise and use of other medications, I have weaned off biologics like Humira.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
Also, interestingly, we seemed to have weaned him off from needing a pacifier at night.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2019
There are the usual answers, which include a 12-month growing season, customers who have weaned themselves from white-tablecloth service, and a famous willingness to try new things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2017
My best thanks, dearest friend, for your last letter, which came to me quite unexpectedly, for you have weaned me from expecting letters from you, so seldom do you write to me.
From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 by Hueffer, Francis
