etan

to consume food, devour

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Modern older white man taking a spoonful of soup into his mouth, clear eating gesture, no lettering.

verb

eat

EET/iːt/

To take food into the body by swallowing.

Etymology

eatOld Englishto consume food, devour

Old English etan covered both ordinary feeding and the stronger idea of devouring. The selected sense continues its basic, literal meaning of consuming food.

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