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to eat
01
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
Grammatical Information
action verb
irregular
present tense
eat
3rd person singular
eats
past simple
ate
past participle
eaten
Examples
They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
1.1
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
Examples
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
02
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
Examples
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
03
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
Examples
The acid rain has eaten holes in the marble statues outside.
04
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
Examples
The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
05
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
Transitive: to eat a financial loss
Examples
The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
06
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Examples
He loves it when she eats him.
07
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
Slang
Examples
She ate that look at the awards show.
