Results for eat
Definitions of eat:
part of speech: verb transitive
To chew and swallow: to consume: to corrode.
part of speech: past tense
Ate.
part of speech: verb
To consume, as food with the mouth; to wear away or corrode; to gnaw; to take food.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: present participle
part of speech: verb intransitive
To take food:- pr. p. eating; pa. t. ate ( at or et); pa. p. eaten ( et'n) or ( obs.) eat ( et).
part of speech: verb transitive
To chew and swallow, as food; devour; consume; corrode; waste or wear away; as, rust eats away the surface.
Usage examples for eat:
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They are not ready to eat
"Old Peter's Russian Tales", Arthur Ransome -
He doesn't eat a thing, poor dear.
"From the Housetops", George Barr McCutcheon -
Well, whatever it is he won't eat me up!
"The Mexican Twins", Lucy Fitch Perkins -
How can anyone expect to get better if she doesn't eat
"Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908", Lucy Maud Montgomery