Meaning
To put food in your mouth and swallow it.
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Word origin
From Old English etan, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- etan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"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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Grammar articles
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Do and does in English: questions and negatives
For, since, already, yet and still in English, with examples
Future tense in English: will vs going to, with examples
Have got in English: I've got a brother (chart and examples)
The imperative in English: sit down, don't touch, let's go
English Question Words and Interrogative Pronouns
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Ordering and shopping in English: I'd like a coffee, please
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past simple in English: rules, -ed spelling and examples
English phrasal verbs exercises with answers: 80 questions
Phrasal verbs with go in English: 14 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Prepositions in English: in, on, at and more, with examples
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Present simple in English: rules, -s ending and examples
Stative verbs in English: I know, not I'm knowing (list)
Time clauses in English: when, while, until, as soon as
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