eaten

[ eet-n ]

/ ˈit n /

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verb

a past participle of eat.

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Related formshalf-eat·en, adjectiveun·eat·en, adjective

Definition for eaten (2 of 2)

eat

[ eet ]

/ it /

verb (used with object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·ing.

to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).

to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain.

to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion.

to ravage or devastate: a forest eaten by fire.

to use up, especially wastefully; consume (often followed by up): Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings.

to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs.

Slang: Vulgar. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on.

verb (used without object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·ing.

to consume food; take a meal: We'll eat at six o'clock.

to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion: Acid ate through the linoleum.

noun

eats, Informal. food.

Verb Phrases

eat away/into, to destroy gradually, as by erosion: For eons, the pounding waves ate away at the shoreline.

eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home.

eat up,

to consume wholly.
to show enthusiasm for; take pleasure in: The audience ate up everything he said.
to believe without question.

Origin of eat

before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere

Related formseat·er, nounout·eat, 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.

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Examples from the Web for eaten

But the medical examiner reported that Brinsley had eaten nothing at all.
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They had hoped the autopsy would show Brinsley had eaten something that would point them in the right direction.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was forbidden to be eaten, and seen as having powers that beat back “demons and sorcerers” as well as “misfortune.”
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By nightfall, I had showered, eaten some soup that a friend brought me, and I slept in my room for 12 solid hours.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As the steaks are eaten, Mount, who has some skill in these things, brings up the movie.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will continue to feed until every vestige of the tubers is eaten, leaving the ground in a fine condition for replanting.
The Hawaiian Islands|The Department of Foreign Affairs
Beatrice noted that the brass tubes were all eaten and pitted with verdigris, but they still held firmly.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
They are, however, eaten by them, and when cooked with the oil and pulp of the palm-nut considered a highly palatable morsel.
Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature|Thomas H. Huxley
It is eaten with milk or cream, or fruit, or is delicious when eaten as a toast with butter.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America
Food should never be eaten when it is hot—bread is very unhealthy, eaten in this way.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

British Dictionary definitions for eaten (1 of 3)

eaten

/ (ˈiːtən) /

verb

the past participle of eat

British Dictionary definitions for eaten (2 of 3)

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)

British Dictionary definitions for eaten (3 of 3)

eat

/ (iːt) /

verb eats, eating, ate or eaten

to take into the mouth and swallow (food, etc), esp after biting and chewing

(tr; often foll by away or up) to destroy as if by eatingthe damp had eaten away the woodwork

(often foll by into) to use up or wastetaxes ate into his inheritance

(often foll by into or through) to make (a hole, passage, etc) by eating or gnawingrats ate through the floor

to take or have (a meal or meals)we always eat at six

(tr) to include as part of one's diethe doesn't eat fish

(tr) informal to cause to worry; make anxiouswhat's eating you?

(tr) slang to perform cunnilingus or fellatio upon

I'll eat my hat if informal I will be greatly surprised if (something happens that proves me wrong)

eat one's heart out to brood or pine with grief or longing

eat one's words to take back something said; recant; retract

eat out of someone's hand to be entirely obedient to someone

eat someone out of house and home to ruin someone, esp one's parent or one's host, by consuming all his food

Word Origin for eat

Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi

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Medicine definitions for eaten

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.

Idioms and Phrases with eaten

eat

In addition to the idioms beginning with eat

eat and run
eat away at
eat crow
eat high off the hog
eat in
eat like a bird
eat one's cake and have it, too
eat one's hat
eat one's heart out
eat one's words
eat out
eat out of someone's hand
eat shit
eat someone alive
eat someone out
eat someone out of house and home
eat someone's ass out
eat someone's lunch
eat someone up
eat up

also see:

dog eat dog
proof of the pudding is in the eating
what's eating you

eaten

verb

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Definition for eaten (2 of 2)

eat

verb (used with object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·ing.

verb (used without object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet] /ɛt, it/; eat·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of eat

Examples from the Web for eaten

British Dictionary definitions for eaten (1 of 3)

eaten

verb

British Dictionary definitions for eaten (2 of 3)

EAT

EAZ

abbreviation for

Word Origin for EAT

British Dictionary definitions for eaten (3 of 3)

eat

verb eats, eating, ate or eaten

Word Origin for eat

Medicine definitions for eaten

eat

v.

Idioms and Phrases with eaten

eat