eat
Translation
to eat, to have a meal
Examples
What do you want to eat for dinner?
What do you want to eat for dinner?
Let's eat out tonight.
Let's eat out tonight.
Grammar Patterns
to eat ((sth.)) to put food into your mouth I want to eat an apple.
to eat to have a meal What time do you eat?
Similar Words
Synonyms: consume, devour, dine; Antonyms: fast, starve
Etymology
From Old English 'etan', related to German 'essen' and Dutch 'eten'.
Memory Tips
You 'eat' a tr'eat'. The words sound similar.