put on weight

to gain weight; to get fat. I think I am putting on a little weight. I had better go on a diet. He has put on a lot of weight since last year.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eugenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
HelÉNa	-	Hungarian
FrÓ&Eth;I	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Perkins	['pɜ:kinz]
Seppel	-	German
DorothÉE	do-ro-TE	French