meal
Translation
meal
Examples
What time do you have your evening meal?
What time do you have your evening meal?
She cooked a delicious three-course meal.
She cooked a delicious three-course meal.
Grammar Patterns
((to have/eat/cook)) a meal to consume or prepare food We had a lovely meal.
a ((adjective)) meal a meal described by an adjective She cooked a delicious meal.
Similar Words
Synonyms: repast, feast (for a large meal)
Etymology
From Old English 'mǣl', meaning 'appointed time, occasion, meal'.
Memory Tips
A good 'meal' makes you feel 'real' good. It's a fundamental word for an occasion of eating.