Zoeken
to eat
01
eten
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
Example
They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
Ze genieten ervan om op vrijdagavond pizza te eten.
He was too busy to eat lunch due to back-to-back meetings.
Hij was te druk om te eten lunch vanwege opeenvolgende vergaderingen.
1.1
eten, voeden
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
Example
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
We eten meestal op zondag in ons favoriete restaurant.
We never eat at that diner because the food is not to our liking.
We eten nooit in dat restaurant omdat het eten niet naar onze smaak is.
02
opeten, knagen
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
Example
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
Wachten op nieuws over de operatie vreet me op met angst.
The long commute eats my mom with stress every day.
De lange reis eet mijn moeder elke dag op met stress.
03
opeten, aantasten
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
Example
The acid rain has eaten holes in the marble statues outside.
De zure regen heeft gaten gevreten in de marmeren beelden buiten.
The statue 's stone surface was slowly eaten by acid rain, resulting in visible erosion.
Het stenen oppervlak van het standbeeld werd langzaam opgegeten door zure regen, wat resulteerde in zichtbare erosie.
04
verbruiken, verslinden
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
Example
The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
De zware machines verbruiken steenkool om stroom op te wekken.
This new software eats a lot of memory on my computer.
Deze nieuwe software vreet veel geheugen op mijn computer.
05
dragen, ondergaan
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.
Het bedrijf droeg de kosten van de beschadigde goederen.
The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
De huiseigenaar moest de kosten voor het dakherstel dragen.
06
likken, zuigen
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Example
He loves it when she eats him.
Hij houdt ervan wanneer ze hem eet.
They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
Ze waren verwikkeld in wederzijds genot terwijl ze elkaar aten.
07
killen, breken
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
SlangExample
She ate that look at the awards show.
Ze heeft die look op de awards show perfect uitgevoerd.
He's really eating in that new suit.
Hij is echt aan het eten in dat nieuwe pak.
