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eat

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verb

ˈēt How to pronounce eat (audio)
ate ˈāt How to pronounce eat (audio)
 dialectal or British  ˈet
; eaten ˈē-tᵊn How to pronounce eat (audio) ; eating

transitive verb

1
: to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
2
a
: to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating
expenses ate up the profits
gadgets that eat up too much space
b
: to bear the expense of : take a loss on
the team was forced to eat the rest of his contract
3
a
: to consume gradually : corrode
cars eaten away by rust
b
: to consume with vexation : bother
what's eating you now
4
: to enjoy eagerly or avidly : lap
—used with up
it was an amazing performance and the crowd ate it up
5
usually vulgar : to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on
—often used with out

intransitive verb

1
: to take food or a meal
2
: to affect something by gradual destruction or consumption
—usually used with into, away, or at
the loss was really eating at herthe controversy ate into his support
eater noun

eat

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noun

: something to eat : food
—usually used in plural
Phrases
eat alive
: to defeat, conquer, or overwhelm completely : crush
was eaten alive by the competition
eat one out of house and home
: to consume more than one can easily provide or afford
eat one's heart out
1
: to grieve bitterly
2
: to be jealous
eat one's words
: to retract what one has said
eat out of one's hand
: to accept the domination of another
eat someone's lunch
: to deprive of profit, dominance, or success

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb You'll feel better if you eat something. I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry. They like to eat at home.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths. Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017 New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members. Plain Dealer Guest Writer, cleveland.com, 19 July 2017 However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day. Don Sweeney, sacbee, 19 July 2017 In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 July 2017 The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays. Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017 Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock. Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017 Parents and their children can bring a lunch to eat during the program. Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, 18 July 2017 Hammerhead worms contain the same toxin as blowfish and can be harmful if eaten. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 15 July 2017
Noun
Elsewhere, the gourmet eat-in kitchen features top-of-the-line Gaggenau appliances. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022 There might also be physiological changes to the shrubs moose eat. Avery Lill, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 Norwegian media outlets chronicled Freya's travels this summer, and Norwegians flocked to the Oslo coast in recent weeks to watch her eat, sleep and rest. Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022 There is also a separate eat-in kitchen with ceramic tile and laminate countertops. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Aug. 2022 To fuel your workouts, there’s an oversized eat-in kitchen and adjoining breakfast room. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 July 2022 The inmates at the top eat well, leaving those at the bottom starving. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022 In the fall, bears binge-eat before hibernation, a period called hyperphagia, and elk, caribou, moose and other hoofed animals compete for mates during the weeks-long rut. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 The two eat at each other’s restaurants and are big fans of one another’s cooking. Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 26 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai

Noun

Middle English et, from Old English ǣt; akin to Old High German āz food; derivative from the root of eat entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eat was before the 12th century

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