Magpabigat (en. To make heavy)

/maɡpabiɡat/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of causing something to become heavy.

Make the boxes heavy to make it easier to transfer them.

Magpabigat ka ng mga kahon upang mas madaling mailipat ang mga ito.

The action done to increase the weight of something.

He wants to make his equipment heavy for a more challenging game.

Nais niyang magpabigat ng kanyang kagamitan para mas maging mapaghamon ang laro.

Adding another item to a piece to make it stronger in weight.

Add pieces of metal to the bridge so it won't collapse.

Magpabigat ka ng mga piraso ng bakal sa tulay para hindi ito bumagsak.

From the root word 'bigat' meaning 'heavy' or 'weight'.

to make cargo heavy

to make the loads heavier

magpabigat ng karga

weight

The state or quality of being heavy.

bigat

to reduce

The action of reducing weight.

magbawas

to seek pity or help

He's always relying on his friends for help.

Lagi na lang siyang magpabigat sa mga kaibigan niya.

to suffer needlessly

Why put yourself through that? Jade is happy with someone else.

Bakit ka magpabigat sa buhay mo? Masaya na si Jade sa iba.

to lie or pretend to have a problem

Don't act like you have problems, I'm fine.

Huwag kang magpabigat sa usapan, okay lang ako.