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eat en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /iːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ēt (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /it/ (General-American)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• ēt (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ait (“to eat”), Yola ayth, eight (“to eat”), North Frisian iidj, iit, ää'e, ääre, ääse (“to eat”), Saterland Frisian iete, íete (“to eat”), West Frisian ite (“to eat”), Alemannic German asse, assu, essen, ässe, ässä (“to eat”), Bavarian eisn, essn, èssn (“to eat”), Cimbrian èssan, èzzan (“to eat”), Dutch and Low German eten (“to eat”), German essen (“to eat”), Luxembourgish iessen (“to eat”), Mòcheno èssn (“to eat”), Vilamovian aosa (“to eat”), Yiddish עסן (esn, “to eat”), Danish æde (“to eat”), Elfdalian jätå (“to eat”), Faroese eta (“to eat”), Icelandic eta, éta (“to eat”), Norwegian Bokmål ete (“to eat”), Norwegian Nynorsk eta, ete, åtå (“to eat”), Swedish äta (“to eat”), Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan, “to eat”).

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To ingest. ▸ To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
   • But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
   • But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the woꝛſe. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 8:8, column 2:
   • Don't disturb me now. Can't you see that I'm eating?
   • Wrex: If these "executives" don't blame Anoleis for provoking this, they're fools. You should eat them. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Noveria:
   • Cully Barnaby: Are you going to eat this? or shall I just throw it away now? DCI Tom Barnaby: You sound just like your mother. 1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders:
   • At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap orred tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs. 1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
   • He's eating an apple.
2. (intransitive) To ingest. ▸ To consume a meal.
   • [D]ish him with thlitheth of orangeth, barberrieth, grapeth, goothberrieth, and butter; and you will find that he eaths deliciouthly either with farced pain or gammon pain. 1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “In Which the Minstrelsy Proceeds”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume I, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 73:
   • I eat in the kitchen. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
   • This wine is drinking great. And this food is eating great. 2025, 00:37:35 from the start, in Aziz Ansari, director, Good Fortune, spoken by Elena (Keke Palmer):
   • What time do we eat this evening?
   • I don't know any quarter in England where you get such undeniable mutton—mutton that eats like mutton, instead of the nasty watery, stringy, turnipy stuff, neither mutton nor lamb, that other countries are inundated with. 1852, The New Monthly Magazine, page 310:
3. (copulative, intransitive) To ingest. ▸ To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed.
   • I try to eat healthy these days.
4. (ergative, intransitive) To be ingested.
   • It's a soup that eats like a meal.
5. (intransitive) To be savored or enjoyed; to taste in a specified way.
   • It's an unattractive dish, but it eats pretty good.
6. (figuratively, often, transitive, with-up) To use up. ▸ To destroy, consume, or use up.
   • This project is eating up all the money.
   • That hobby eats his savings.
   • His wretched estate is eaten up with mortgages. 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:
7. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To use up. ▸ To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.
   • A bigger problem, however, is that if you catch/eat an exception and do nothing with it, you are very likely introducing subtle bugs in your application that will be next to impossible to track down. 2005, Wallace B. McClure, Gregory A. Beamer, John J. Croft IV, Professional ADO.NET 2, page 246:
8. (figuratively, informal, of a device, transitive) To use up. ▸ To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
   • No! There's a problem with the cassette player. Don't press fast forward or it eats the tape! 1991, Shane Black, The Last Boy Scout (movie)
   • John is late for the meeting because the photocopier ate his report.
   • The VHS recorder just ate the tape and won't spit it out.
9. (figuratively, informal, of a vending machine or similar device, transitive) To use up. ▸ To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.
   • The video game in the corner just ate my quarter.
   • Hey! This stupid [soda vending] machine ate my quarter. 1977, Nancy Dowd, Slap Shot (movie)
10. (informal, transitive) To cause (someone) to worry.
    • What's eating you?
11. (transitive) To take the loss in a transaction.
    • The server made an error when taking the order. The bartender prepared two scorpion bowls. When the error was realized the bartender was faced with having to "eat" the extra scorpion bowl […] 1999, Ronald S. Beitman, Liquor Liability: A Primer for Winning Your Case, page 27:
    • When they were doing it with the valuation professionals, they were billing the client, but the valuation professional in a lot of those early cases had to eat the cost of showing the auditor how the auditors' test model was incorrect. 2011, Lorenzo Carver, Venture Capital Valuation:
    • I have to have him in court tomorrow, if he doesn't show up, I forfeit the bond and I have to eat the $300,000. 1988, George Gallo, Midnight Run (movie)
12. (slang, transitive) To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
    • There was a resounding smacking noise and Georgy was sure Philip had just eaten a fist. 2018, Daniel Tomazic, Of Bullies and Men: Young Adult Fiction, →ISBN, page 18:
    • I risk my whole future, the hatred of the cops and Eddie Mars' gang. I dodge bullets and eat saps. 1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
    • Friends are only necessary in the ghastly country, where you have to have them, along with rubber boots and a barometer and secateurs, to put off bucolic idiocy, a wet brain, or eating the 12-bore. 1997, A. A. Gill, "Diary" (in The Spectator, 1 November 1997)
    • And, of course, there was Brian Rusk, who had eaten a bullet at the ripe old age of eleven. 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
    • Mike had been to other calls where someone had eaten a gun. He knew to expect teeth embedded in the ceiling and brains dripping off it. 2012, Kaya McLaren, How I Came to Sparkle Again: A Novel, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:
    • The animal was sweating and scared and MacAdams was surprised when they finished up without either of them eating a kick. 2017, Edward W. Robertson, Stardust, Edward W. Robertson:
13. (ambitransitive) To corrode or erode.
    • The acid rain ate away the statue.  The strong acid eats through the metal.
14. (slang, transitive) To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
    • Yeah, eat that dick / eat that pussy.
    • I ate his ass.
    • Eat me!
15. (ambitransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, stative) To do or perform well and stunningly; to consume a challenge successfully and stylishly; to rule, to slay.
    • You ate that performance!
    • This song eats!
    • Lorde and Charli XCX confronted each other via song like some kind of alt-pop musical-theater number, and it ate. “The girl, so confusing version with lorde,” like all the best pop music, features multiple moments that burrow into your brain and refuse to leave, giving you no other choice but to simply relisten to the track. 2024 June 21, Jason P. Frank, “Who Else Needs to Work It Out on a Remix?”, in Vulture:
16. (as eat up, sometimes, transitive) To act well (in a role); to be intensely devoted (to a role).
    • Most of the movie was pretty weak, but she ate her role, and I couldn't take my eyes off her.
17. (slang, transitive) To annex.

Forms

Deriveds

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eat (verb)) · eat and leave no crumbs (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's Wheaties (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · good enough to eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat for breakfast (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat beaver (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · don't shit where you eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · I could eat a horse (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · uneating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat an elephant one bite at a time (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat my dust (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · anteating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · floor one could eat off (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat a burger (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat someone's ass (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · could eat the crutch from a low flying duck (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · have one's cake and eat it (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · cheese-eating surrender monkeys (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · maneating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eater (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's emotions (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat from the palm of someone's hand (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat away (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · shit-eating smile (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · you are what you eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat what you kill (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · fress (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · go and eat coke (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat my ass (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · pay-as-you-eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · shit-eating grin (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · what's eating you (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · smile like a mule eating briars (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat a bag of dicks (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat and run (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat the mic (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · crab-eating frog (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eats (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · opium-eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · cheese-eating surrender monkey (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat the baby (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat out (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat-all-you-can (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatworthy (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat lead (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · bite to eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · cat that ate the canary (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat to windward (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · chalk-eating weasel (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eating establishment (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatee (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · sleepeat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eating ass (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's young (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat like a horse (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatertainment (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat up with a spoon (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat-in (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · crab-eating macaque (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · cheese eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · I could eat a brick (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · bone-eating snot flower worm (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · pussy eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · the proof of the pudding is in the eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · how the cow ate the cabbage (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · toadeating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · noneating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · dog eat dog (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · appetite comes with eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eating club (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · the proof is in the eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's terms (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · the vine that ate the South (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's own dog food (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat the onion (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · monkey-eating eagle (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · fish-eating crocodile (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · binge eating disorder (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat in (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · binge eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · could eat the arse out of a low flying duck (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · crab-eating fox (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat something up (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat my shorts (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · bitch eating crackers (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat humble pie (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat someone out of house and home (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat someone's lunch (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's head off (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · cheese-eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's seed corn (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · Leopards Eating People's Faces Party (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · fish-eating rat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · clean eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat cunt (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's words (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eaterie (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat out of the palm of someone's hand (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · I don't eat beef (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · big fish eat little fish (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · have one's cake and eat it too (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat dirt (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · real men don't eat quiche (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's own (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · overeat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat-out (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · heat-and-eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's heart out (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat a dick (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat pussy (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · never eat soggy wheat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's heart (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · I don't eat meat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat crow (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · seedeating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat from someone's hand (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat someone's heart (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatage (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat cookie (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat out of someone's hand (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's fill (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat down (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatery (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat someone's dust (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat it (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's feelings (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat shit (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · outeat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · crab-eating zorro (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · the dog ate my homework (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · I don't eat fish (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's pride (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat like a pig (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · comfort eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · dog-eat-dog (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · undereat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat the leek (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · uneat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · meat-eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · miseat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · fish-eating grin (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · flesh-eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · never eat soggy waffles (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · fire eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eating-disordered (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · do not eat (Terms derived from eat (verb); dead dove) · eatability (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · what's eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatable (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · man-eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · nylon-eating bacterium (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · crab-eating raccoon (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · crab-eating rat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · all-you-can-eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's cake and have it too (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat the seed corn (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · binge eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · competitive eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · sleep-eat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's dinners (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat away at (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · what's eating you? (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · all-eating (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's gun (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat the bread of idleness (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · grin like a mule eating briars (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eating knife (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · let them eat cake (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · never eat soggy Weet-Bix (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat someone for breakfast (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat up (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eatathon (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat one's hat (Terms derived from eat (verb)) · eat twat (Terms derived from eat (verb))

Holonyms

dine · sup · breakfast

Hypernyms

ingest

Hyponyms

snack · eat like a horse · gormandize · woof · guttle · chomp down on · nibble · pig · wolf · devour · gobble down · gobble · bolt · eat like a bird · scoff down · eat one's fill · gorge · scarf · wolf up · make a pig of oneself · eat like a pig · gobble up · wolf down · scoff up · scarf up · scarf down · scoff · raven · snarf · ingurgitate · fress

Meronyms

chomp · champ · masticate · swallow · chew · bite · gnaw · munch · mumble

Relateds

eat someone out of house and home · fret · ort · taste · drink · food · mouthful · edible

Synonyms

eat · devour · bang · dine · eat · eat and leave no crumbs · kick · rule · consume · swallow · slap · kick ass · eat and leave no crumbs · go hard · rock · feed one's face · disturb · slay · fret · shine · devour · slap · rock · have · excel · bother · bang · chow down · eat out · worry

Translations (573)

rap kai (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es gandir (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pl szamać (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nod ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cst ahmush (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fi kalvaa (colloquial: cause to worry) · th รับประทาน (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cu ⱑⱄⱅⰹ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yua hanal (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh jȅsti (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · evn депчэмӣ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · oj wiisini (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · as খা (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yue 吃飯 /吃饭 (eat a meal) · ani икунну (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru пита́ться (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · frm manger (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · esu ner'uq (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · am በላ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hy ուտել (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tyv чиир (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sa अत्ति (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · grc ἔδω (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ak di (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bn খাওয়া (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · be е́сці (eat a meal) · ia manducar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · njo-jgl achi (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rue ї́сти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ovd jätå (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ase FlatO@Mouth-PalmBack (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zza werdene (diq) (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yi עסן (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · got 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nap mangià (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · egy wn:n-m-A2 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · txb śu- (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rom xal (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mnx et (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · to kai (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ist magnà (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ps خوړل (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mn идэх (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · kea kume (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zyp ee (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · abs makang (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nv ayą́ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · is éta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · xlu 𒀀𒁺𒈾 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es papear (eat a meal) · om nyaachuu (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cjy 吃 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru есть (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zh 吃飯 /吃饭 (eat a meal) · fr bouffer (colloquial: cause to worry) · ruq mănǫnc (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · my စား (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · wuu 吃 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jra huă (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lo ທານ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bi kaekae (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · wal ma (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mk јаде (eat a meal) · kn ತಿನ್ನು (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · inh даа (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · min makan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · haw ʻai (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mwr खाणौ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el έδω (eat a meal) · cy bwyta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ko 잡수시다 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pl gryźć (colloquial: cause to worry) · ko 섭취하다 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ja 食事をする (eat a meal) · da spise (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · khb ᦂᦲᧃ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · frr iit (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mba kaun (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ga ith (eat a meal) · ife dzɛŋɛ́ (eat a meal) · vi xơi (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · km ឆ្លាក់ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tl kumain (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lmy ya (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh vèčerati (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es reconcomer (colloquial: cause to worry) · evn девдемӣ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es comer (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gug 'u (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ro mânca (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cdo 食 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ang etan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · de essen (eat a meal) · ta உண் (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru съесть (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · got 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nl vreten (colloquial: cause to worry) · uga 𐎀𐎋𐎍 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ife dzɛŋɛ́ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · su tuang (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lg okulya emmere (eat a meal) · bg хра́ня се (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · et sööma (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · si වලඳීනවා (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fi syödä (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el τρώω (colloquial: cause to worry) · clt ce (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ppl -tacua (eat a meal) · ceb kaun (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · qu mikui (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · vi ăn cơm (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el τρώγω (eat a meal) · es yantar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ar Tunisian Arabic كلِا (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · dsb jěsć (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ja 食べる (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pa ਖਾਣਾ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh је̏сти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · blt kin (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cs jíst (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hit 𒂊𒀉𒈪 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · osx etan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ar كَلْ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · luq yeun (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · okm 먹다〮 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · scn manciàri (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hil magkaon (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ug يېمەك (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ceb kaon (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mi haupa (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · an minchar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · km ហូបបាយ (eat a meal) · es recomer (colloquial: cause to worry) · th กิน (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tpi kaikai (eat a meal) · atj mitciso (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pl zjeść (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · uk з'ї́сти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nds eten (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zu -dla (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gd ith (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · eo manĝi (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sv gnaga (colloquial: cause to worry) · ce даа (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hrx esse (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nl eten (eat a meal) · xsr ཟ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tr yemek (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ttj -lya (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru пое́сть (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sv äta (eat a meal) · ota یمك (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · my ဘုဉ်းပေး (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · kha bam (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fa خْوَارْدَن (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ckt ӄамэтвак (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gl comer (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh pòjesti (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · akk 𒅥 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ko 괴롭히다 (colloquial: cause to worry) · yur nepek' (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · brh kunak (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · stq iete (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bo ཟ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · it mangiare (eat a meal) · fy ite (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh по̀јести (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tt ашарга (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fr manger (eat a meal) · ain イペ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · apw yiyąą (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el εσθίω (eat a meal) · he סעד (eat a meal) · nl vreten (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · frp mengier (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es jamear (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · it mangiare (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yue 食 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · apw dáii’da (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ms ماکن (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · vi chén (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el εσθίω (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh вѐчерати (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · si කනවා (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ro roade (colloquial: cause to worry) · el τρώω (eat a meal) · tl kainin (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · he אָכַל (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ko 먹다 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · th บริโภค (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ml ഉണ്ണുക (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · goh еʒʒan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bh खाइल (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lo ບໍລິໂພກ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pi khādati (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ruo măncå (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cu ꙗсти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · clt ning (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · grc τρώγω (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nl consumeren (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zdj hula (eat a meal) · ckt ӄамэтвак (eat a meal) · gl gandir (eat a meal) · non eta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pms mangé (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ln lia (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mbb ka'an (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pl jeść (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · su lebok (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nrf mangi (eat a meal) · ro îngrijora (colloquial: cause to worry) · ko 드시다 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · km ឆាំ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru пожра́ть (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rsk єсц (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · oj amo (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rom hal (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mr जेवणे (eat a meal) · kmr xwarin (eat a meal) · eu jan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tg хӯрдан (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · igl jẹ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ms santap (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fj daliga (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lo ກິນ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zh чы (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pcm chop (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · uk ї́сти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sd کائِڻُ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · or ଖାଇବା (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ta சாப்பிடு (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tsg kaun (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jv dhahar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mfe manze (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pdc esse (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es concomer (colloquial: cause to worry) · grc ἐσθίω (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gan 吃 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ab афара (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zh 食 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pt comer (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru ку́шать (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ckb خواردن (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mnc ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mk јаде (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zh 食 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lou manj (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · oj miijin (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru поку́шать (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · st jewa (colloquial: cause to worry) · xdq бука́на (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yue 吃飯 /吃饭 (eat a meal) · sah аһаа (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · txb tāpp- (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · grc βιβρώσκω (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sa खादति (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yo jẹ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hsb jěsć (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ja 食事する (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · chk mongo (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ain エ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yai хварак (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tpi kai (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · te తిను (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yo jẹun (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · aii ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lt ėsti (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fr bouffer (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · da æde (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tk iýmek (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · su dahar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nap magnà (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hil kaon (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · kk жеу (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · av кваназе (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fi syödä (eat a meal) · tpw karu (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fro mengier (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fa خورْدَن (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · af eet (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bcl kaon (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yoi ハイ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · csb jesc (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ktu kudia (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · enm eten (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh јисти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gez በልዐ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru ску́шать (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nl eten (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · wuu 吃飯 /吃饭 (eat a meal) · fa خورْدَن (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ar كَلْ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lo ກິນເຂົ້າ (eat a meal) · luq yé (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · vi ăn cơm (eat a meal) · arc אכל (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · dum eten (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · la comedō (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nn ete (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · is borða (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · luo chamo (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lb buffen (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ulb zẹ́ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ppl -kwa (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · grc πατέομαι (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tpw 'u (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lg okulya (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · st ja (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tl nilamon (colloquial: cause to worry) · nmn ʻâã (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · km ហូប (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lmo mangià (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · da fortære (colloquial: cause to worry) · fi ruokailla (eat a meal) · ro a lua o masă (eat a meal) · crh aşamaq (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · war ka-un (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hil áb-ab (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · de èssn (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pt comer (eat a meal) · akk 𒅥 (eat a meal) · tpw karu (eat a meal) · evn девмӣ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sid it- (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · wyi dhanga (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · is eta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lo ທານເຂົ້າ (eat a meal) · fr manger (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hi खाना (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · scn manciari (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sl jesti (eat a meal) · sms poorrâd (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yue 食飯 /食饭 (eat a meal) · lad komer (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ngh â (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ms makan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · xmz kaa (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zh 吃 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ckb نان خواردن (eat a meal) · ast xintar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lb iessen (eat a meal) · pcm chọp (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nb ete (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bua эдихэ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nl opvreten (colloquial: cause to worry) · co manghjà (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · kl nerivoq (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rsk поєсц (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fo eta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · grc δαίνυμι (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · aho 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · br debriñ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · uk ї́сти (eat a meal) · th เสวย (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bg ям (eat a meal) · zdj hula (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es manyar (eat a meal) · hi लेना (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ykg лэв- (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gl comer (eat a meal) · ur کھانا (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ja 食う (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rup mãc (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bg ям (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tet han (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · az yemək (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ig ri (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · de speisen (eat a meal) · mn ᠢᠳᠡᠬᠦ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jra ƀŏng (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ta தின் (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es papear (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mpi sɨm (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · tay niqun (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jv mbadhog (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · da spise (eat a meal) · ca menjar (eat a meal) · km បរិភោគ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nah cuā (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · xal идх (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · blt ꪀꪲꪙ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · luq yeun (eat a meal) · arc ܐܟܠ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ppl takwa (eat a meal) · te భుజించు (eat a meal) · mdh kuman (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mk јаде (colloquial: cause to worry) · uk пої́сти (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rm mangiar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · it mettere sotto i denti (eat a meal) · goh ezzan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh jisti (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ngh âi (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · km ស៊ី (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sh је̏сти (eat a meal) · ha ci (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · syl ꠈꠣꠃꠣ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · id makan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · yec achle (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mhn èssn (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mr खाणे (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ja 召し上がる (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sq ha (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · de essen (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ko 식사하다 (eat a meal) · te భుజించు (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · kum ашамакъ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · os хӕрын (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lv ēst (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fur mangjâ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lb friessen (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru употребить (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mi katamu (eat a meal) · gl gandir (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lt valgyti (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · la edō (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · akl kaon (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nb spise (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mi kai (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · io manjar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sl jesti (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ka ჭამა (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · vec magnar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hu eszik (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · su neda (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jv mangan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zu -dla (eat a meal) · az yemək (eat a meal) · niv иньдь (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es tapiñar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · cs jíst (eat a meal) · am መብላት (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ga ith (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mi kamukamu (eat a meal) · qu mikhuy (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zh 餔 /𫗦 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gu ખાવું (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mt kiel (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es manyar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fi mättää (colloquial: cause to worry) · th ทานข้าว (eat a meal) · ru ку́шать (eat a meal) · sk jesť (eat a meal) · ar أَكَلَ imperfective: يَأْكُلُ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ms سنتڤ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el τρώω (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · rm magliar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sw kula (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gld сиаори (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lzh 餔 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nn eta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · nv alghał (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · de ässe (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bo མཆོད (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · lad kumer (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pis kaekae (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · xcl ուտեմ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · vi ăn (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · gv ee (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ru жрать (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · evn депмӣ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · su lolodok (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · bcl kakan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es manducar (eat a meal) · swb uɗya (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · oc manjar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · shk camo (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sc mandigare (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es manducar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ki kũrĩa (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · uz yemoq (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · zea ete (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · fro mangier (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · kmr xwarin (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · th ฉัน (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · sk jesť (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jv nguntal (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · jje 먹다 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · be з'е́сці (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ia mangiar (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · itk אכלר (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · hsn 吃 (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · es comer (eat a meal) · nap mangià (eat a meal) · ny kudya (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · be е́сці (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · pl żreć (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · su jajablog (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · my သုံးဆောင် (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · grc ἔφαγον (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · ppl -cua (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · mi kai (eat a meal) · sv äta (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · km ញ៉ាំ (to ingest — see also consume, ingest) · el γευματίζω (eat a meal) · ko 밥 먹다 (eat a meal) · ro a lua masa (eat a meal) · da plage (colloquial: cause to worry) · pl jeść (eat a meal) · mrw kan (to ingest — see also consume, ingest)

eat en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /iːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ēt (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /it/ (General-American)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• ēt (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English ete, ate, æte, from Old English ǣt (“food, eating”), from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą (“food, thing to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with West Frisian iten (“food”), Saterland Frisian Íeten (“food”), German Aas (“carrion”), Vilamovian aosa (“food”), Icelandic át (“eating; solid food”).

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
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