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Idioms for eat
Origin of eat
First recorded before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere, Homeric Greek édein
OTHER WORDS FROM eat
eater, nounouteat, verb (used with object), out·ate, out·eat·en, out·eat·ing.un·der·eat, verb (used without object), un·der·ate, un·der·eat·en, un·der·eat·ing.Words nearby eat
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British Dictionary definitions for eat (1 of 2)
eat
/ (iːt) /
verb eats, eating, ate or eaten
Derived forms of eat
eater, nounWord Origin for eat
Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi
British Dictionary definitions for eat (2 of 2)
EAT
EAZ
abbreviation for
Tanzania (international car registration)
Word Origin for EAT
from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar)
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Medical definitions for eat
eat
[ ēt ]
v.
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
To consume, ravage, or destroy by or as if by ingesting, such as by a disease.
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Idioms and Phrases with eat
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