She is put on weight. She is gaining weight. Are these sentences in the meaning the same?
N Nima1000 Member Joined Oct 19, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Nov 10, 2012 #1 She is put on weight. She is gaining weight. Are these sentences in the meaning the same?
H HanibalII Member Joined May 9, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Nov 10, 2012 #2 Nima1000 said: She is put on weight. She is gaining weight. Are these sentences in the meaning the same? Click to expand... 'She [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] put on weight.' Means she's gained additional weight, but is not evident she is still gaining weight. 'She is gaining weight.' Means she's gained additional weight, and is evident she is still gaining weight.
Nima1000 said: She is put on weight. She is gaining weight. Are these sentences in the meaning the same? Click to expand... 'She [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] put on weight.' Means she's gained additional weight, but is not evident she is still gaining weight. 'She is gaining weight.' Means she's gained additional weight, and is evident she is still gaining weight.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Nov 10, 2012 #3 Nima1000 said: She is putting on weight. She is gaining weight. Do these sentences mean the same? Click to expand... Now they mean the same.
Nima1000 said: She is putting on weight. She is gaining weight. Do these sentences mean the same? Click to expand... Now they mean the same.