eat
/iːt/
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Translation
To put food in your mouth and swallow it.
Word origin
From Old English etan, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- etan
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (eat, eats, ate, eaten)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
dinner six.
"Eat" means to take in food at that time.
apple .
"Eats" is the form used with he, she, or it.
bread.
"Ate" is the past form of "eat".
"Eat" means to put food in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it. People eat meals like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The past form is "ate", and "eaten" is used after "have".
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