Fatten

Pronunciation: /ˈfætən/

Definitions of fatten

verb to make or become fat or fatter; to increase in weight or size

Example Sentences

A1 The farmer is trying to fatten up the pigs before selling them.

A2 She decided to fatten her savings account by cutting back on unnecessary expenses.

B1 The chef used butter to fatten up the sauce and give it a richer flavor.

B2 The company's profits began to fatten after they implemented a new marketing strategy.

C1 The investment portfolio was carefully managed to fatten up the returns for the shareholders.

C2 The government's economic policies were designed to fatten up the national GDP and stimulate growth.

Examples of fatten in a Sentence

formal Farmers often fatten up their livestock before selling them at market.

informal I need to fatten up my cat because he's looking too skinny.

slang I've been trying to fatten up for beach season.

figurative The company hopes to fatten its profits by expanding into new markets.

Grammatical Forms of fatten

• past tense: fattened
• plural: fatten
• comparative: fatter
• superlative: fattest
• present tense: fatten
• future tense: will fatten
• perfect tense: have fattened
• continuous tense: is fattening
• singular: fatten
• positive degree: fat
• infinitive: fatten
• gerund: fattening
• participle: fattened

Origin and Evolution of fatten

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'fatten' originated from the Middle English word 'fattenen' which came from the Old French word 'fataner' meaning 'to make fat'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'fatten' has retained its basic meaning of making something or someone fat, but it has also come to be used more broadly to describe the process of feeding animals or people to increase their weight or size.