to eat

Verb · English

Meaning

to consume food by putting it in the mouth and swallowing it

(to consume food)

Example

We eat lunch at one o'clock.

Synonyms

consume, devour, ingest, dine, feed

Grammar

infinitive
to eat
present participle
eating
past participle
eaten
simple present
i
eat
you
eat
he she it
eats
we
eat
they
eat
simple past
ate

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