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eat
What does eat mean?
eat (verb): to consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use eat in a sentence?
- What did you eat for dinner last night? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce eat?
/it/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does eat come from?
From Middle English eten, from Old English etan (“to eat”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “eat” mean?
to make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence
Not quite: that's what convince means.
to seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise
Not quite: that's what consult means.
to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating
Not quite: that's what lean means.
to consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it
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