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- pronunciation:
- it
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
eats, eating, ate, eaten |
| definition 1: |
to take (food) into the body through the mouth.
I usually eat cereal or toast for breakfast.Do you eat meat?
- synonyms:
- swallow
- similar words:
- bite, chew, take
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| definition 2: |
to destroy little by little, especially because of the action of water and air.
Rust is eating the metal.- synonyms:
- corrode
- similar words:
- bite, decay, rot, rust
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| definition 3: |
to take in food.
The baby is eating very well now.Please don't talk on the phone while we're eating.- antonyms:
- fast
- similar words:
- dine, swallow
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| related words: |
swallow, taste, use |
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| derivation: |
eater (n.) |
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