Eat

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 See also

English

Pronunciation

• ēt, /iːt/, /i:t/

  Rhymes: -iːt

Transitive verb

to eat (past tense ate, past participle eaten)

1. To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
2. (colloquial) To cause (someone) to worry.

   What's eating you?

Synonyms

• (consume) consume, swallow
• (cause to worry): bother, disturb , worry

Translations

consume

يأكل Breton: debriñ Bulgarian: храня се , ям Catalan: menjar 吃 (chī) Czech: jíst Dutch: eten Esperanto: manĝi Filipino: kumain Finnish: syödä (Suomi ) manger essen Greek, Modern: τρώω Hindi: खाना Ido: manjar Indonesian: makan, memakan

Irish: ith Italian: mangiare Japanese: 食べる (たべる, taberu), 食う (くう , kuu) (vulgar), 食事 する (しょくじ する, shokuji-suru), 召し上がる (めしあがる , meshi-agaru) (honorific), 頂く (いただく , itadaku) (humble) Korean: 먹다 Kurdish (Kurmancî): xwarin Kurdish (Soranî): xwardin Latin: edere Nepali: खानु Norwegian: spise , ete Polish: jeść Portuguese: comer Romanian: mânca есть Spanish: comer Swedish: äta Urdu: کھانا Vietnamese: ăn

colloquial: cause to worry

Intransitive verb

to eat

1. To eat a meal.

   What time do we eat this evening?

   Don't disturb me now - can't you see I'm eating?

Synonyms

• breakfast, dine, have one's breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper/tea, lunch

Translations

eat a meal

French: manger German: essen Irish: ith Italian: mangiare

Derived terms

• eater
• eat humble pie
• eat in
• eating
• eat into
• eat one's hat
• eat out
• eats
• eat up

See also

• breakfast
• dine
• drink
• food
• lunch