Zoeken
to eat
01
eten, consumeren
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
1.1
eten, verbruiken
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
02
op de zenuwen werken, kwellen
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
03
roesten, eten
to gradually destroy, damage, or weaken something through exposure to or contact with a corrosive substance like water, air, or an acid
Transitive: to eat sth
04
consumeren, eten
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
05
dragen, absorberen
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
Transitive: to eat a financial loss
Example
The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
The team reluctantly ate the rest of the artist 's contract after their work was deemed unsatisfactory.
06
eten, verslinden
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Example
They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
He loves it when she eats him.
They explored new levels of intimacy when he ate her.
