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Wean vs. Ween
Wean
/wiːn/Examples:
The farmer started to wean the calves in early spring.Many parents struggle to wean their toddlers off pacifiers.Doctors recommend slowly to wean off the medication.
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Ween
/wiːn/Examples:
The elderly man wore a ween expression as he reminisced.The artist seemed to ween about his next masterpiece creation.She began to ween herself from the daily chocolate indulgence.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Wean is often related to the process of transitioning infants away from breastfeeding or bottle-feeding.
- Ween, while not commonly used in modern English, generally means to think or believe something.
- Remember wean with the word away, as it involves moving away from a particular habit or routine.
- Wean usually involves something gradual and often related to feeding or habits.
- Ween has a more historical or literary context, so you might see it in older texts.
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