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- on a diet
on a diet
*on a diet
trying to lose weight by eating less food or specific foods. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; put someone ~; stay ~.) I didn't eat any cake because I'm on a diet. I'm getting too heavy. I'll have to go on a diet. I have a lot of trouble staying on a diet.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| PËLlumb | | - | Albanian |
| Makariy | | - | Russian (Archaic) |
| Colin (1) | | KAHL-in (Scottish, Irish, English), KOL-in (English) | Scottish, Irish, English |
| Zaria | | ZAHR-ee-ə | English (Modern) |
| CÂNdido | | - | Portuguese |
| Macarius | | - | Late Greek (Latinized) |