eat

verb
UK: /iːt/
US: /iːt/

  1. To put food in your mouth and swallow it.

    1. I eat breakfast every day before school. [ ] [ ]
    2. If you don't eat your vegetables, you won't get any dessert later. [ ] [ ]

  2. To have a meal.

    1. Let's eat at that new Italian restaurant tonight. [ ] [ ]
    2. We usually eat dinner around seven o'clock in the evening. [ ] [ ]

  3. To use or destroy something, often gradually.

    1. Rust can eat away at metal over time. [ ] [ ]
    2. Inflation can eat into your savings if you're not careful with budgeting. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

consume ingest munch nibble devour feed
eat noun

  1. Food.

    1. Let's get some eats after the game. [ ] [ ]
    2. The party was great, with plenty of eats and drinks for everyone. [ ] [ ]
eat phrasal-verb

  1. To eat out - to have a meal in a restaurant.

    1. We eat out once a week. [ ] [ ]
    2. They like to eat out on special occasions, such as anniversaries. [ ] [ ]

  2. Eat up - to finish all of your food.

    1. Eat up, or you will be late. [ ] [ ]
    2. The children were told to eat up all their vegetables before getting dessert. [ ] [ ]
eat idiom

  1. Eat your heart out - used to express envy or admiration.

    1. Eat your heart out, Picasso! [ ] [ ]
    2. She just won the lottery; eat your heart out, everyone who plays every week. [ ] [ ]
eat idiom

  1. Eat humble pie - to admit that you were wrong.

    1. He had to eat humble pie after his predictions failed. [ ] [ ]
    2. After boasting about his success, he had to eat humble pie when things went wrong. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "eat" in English means: To put food in your mouth and swallow it., To have a meal., To use or destroy something, often gradually..

The phonetic transcription of "eat" is /iːt/ in British English and /iːt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "eat": consume, ingest, munch, nibble, devour, feed.

Example usage of "eat": "I eat breakfast every day before school.". More examples on the page.