Added 1 October 2026
eat
/iːt/ verb
In Latin: edō, comedō, manducō Wiktionary
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To ingest. To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
He's eating an apple.
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To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
He's eating an apple.
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To consume a meal.
What time do we eat this evening?
noun
Origin
From Middle English eten, from Old English etan (“to eat”), from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti, from *h₁ed- (“to eat”).
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