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eat

verb
/iːt/

Meaning

to put food in the mouth and chew and swallow it
To put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it.

Example Sentences

We eat dinner at 7 PM.

They eat breakfast together every morning.

Example Expressions

eat like a horse

Synonyms

consume, devour, munch, dine, chew, swallow
Entry 1
consume, devour, munch, dine
Entry 2
consume, devour, chew, swallow, dine

Antonyms

fast, starve, abstain, refuse
Entry 1
fast, starve, abstain, refuse
Entry 2
starve, fast

Collocations

eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, eat healthy, eat out, eat together, eat food
Entry 1
eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, eat healthy, eat out, eat together
Entry 2
eat food, eat dinner, eat breakfast, eat together

Related Vocabularies

to make a hole through something; to penetrate with a sharp object
To make less severe, serious, or painful.
To hold something dear, to love and protect, or to keep a hope or memory alive.
to obtain something, especially money, by force, threats, or unfair means
To move unsteadily, as if about to fall; to be on the point of collapse.
to strike or push something with great force

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