verb
eat
EET/iːt/
To take food into the body by swallowing.
The older man eats soup, lifting a spoonful to his mouth.
Etymology
Old English etan covered both ordinary feeding and the stronger idea of devouring. The selected sense continues its basic, literal meaning of consuming food.
In context
After having witnessed the conditions it was made in, I didn't want to eat this. But refusing to eat their food could be seen as disrespectful. I had no other choice.
More examples
- We ate breakfast before leaving for school.
- The rabbit is eating a carrot.
- Have you eaten anything since lunch?
Forms
eat · eats · ate · eaten · eating
eater noun — A person or animal that eats.