eat (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: iːt
Definition
To take food into the body through the mouth and swallow it.
Examples
I want to eat an apple.
We will eat pizza for lunch.
The birds eat seeds from the feeder.
How to Use eat
- eat [food] (collocation)
- To consume a specific type of food. — "I like to eat pasta."
- eat [meal] (collocation)
- To consume a specific meal of the day. — "We eat dinner at home."
- eat out (phrasal verb)
- To eat a meal in a restaurant or cafe. — "They love to eat out on weekends."
- eat up (phrasal verb)
- To eat all of the food that is given to you. — "Finish your food and eat up!"
Synonyms of eat
Words with a similar meaning to eat:
Antonyms of eat
Words with the opposite meaning to eat:
Browse the full Anaversity dictionary