CEFR A1

eater

verb

Meaning

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.

Synonyms: consume, devour, dine, ingest

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eater (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 eater

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!"

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