eat

UK /iːt/ US /iːt/

verb 5noun 1

Definitions

verb

To ingest; to be ingested.

He's eating an apple. / Don't disturb me now; can't you see that I'm eating?

But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the woꝛſe.

To ingest; to be ingested.

What time do we eat this evening?

I eat in the kitchen.

To ingest; to be ingested.

It's a soup that eats like a meal.

I don't know any quarter in England where you get such undeniable mutton—mutton that eats like mutton, instead of the nasty watery, stringy, turnipy stuff, neither mutton nor lamb, that other countries are inundated with.

To ingest; to be ingested.

To use up.

This project is eating up all the money.

His wretched estate is eaten up with mortgages.

noun

Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.

Eating a Picnic creates a flurry of wafer pieces, flying peanuts and chocolate crumbs. […] As well as being messy, Picnic happens to be a big eat – something of a consumption challenge in fact.

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

well

The food at that restaurant was so delicious that we ate well every time we visited.

healthily, properly, sensibly

My doctor advised me to eat more healthily if I want to lose weight.

hungrily

sparingly

My doctor advised me to eat sparingly at dinner if I want to lose weight.

The children ate up all the birthday cake before the party even ended.

VERB + EAT

get yourself sth to, find sth to, have sth to

Let me find something to eat before we leave for the movie.

have enough to

try and/to

You should try to eat more vegetables if you want to feel healthier.

PHRASES

eat and drink

After the long hike, we stopped at a café to eat and drink before heading home.

eat like a horse

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an

verb — use up (resources or materials)

verb — take in food

feed

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

eat crow

To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.

eat one's heart out

To feel overwhelming sorrow, jealousy, or longing; to grieve.

The Brazilians are eating their hearts out over their defeat by Germany in the World Cup.

eat one's own dog food

To use products or services one is selling internally, in order to understand their limitations.

AOL was signing up members at a furious rate, in part because it provided a better user experience than Juno, and we didn't understand that, because we didn't eat our own dog food.

eat humble pie

To admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.

They were good-natured enough out of their cups, and ate their humble-pie with very good appetites at a reconciliation dinner which Colonel W. had with the 44th, and where he was a

you are what you eat

Personal health and wellbeing is determined by one's eating habits, in both positive and negative ways.

Example Bank

He's eating an apple. / Don't disturb me now; can't you see that I'm eating?

Wiktionary

But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the woꝛſe.

Wiktionary

At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap orred tape, but they eat the lunch

Wiktionary

Eating a Picnic creates a flurry of wafer pieces, flying peanuts and chocolate crumbs. […] As well as being messy, Picnic happens to be a big eat – something of a consumption challenge in fact.

Wiktionary

If you don't eat, you die.

Tatoeba · #1538

Why don't you eat vegetables?

Tatoeba · #1763

Usage Notes

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In some senses, eat is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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