Eat

usgb/iːt/
verb

To put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it.

We will eat dinner at 7pm.
Visual representation of "eat" - To put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it

Often appears as...

  • eat dinner
  • eat a meal
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Meal Times

Use 'eat' to specify when you have meals like breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

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Let's eat lunch at noon.
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Polite Requests

'Eat up' can be a gentle encouragement to finish your meal, often used by adults to children.

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Eat up, your food is getting cold.
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