eat

verb

ˈēt How to pronounce eat (audio)
Definition of eatnext
1
as in to consume
to take in as food having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers

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2
as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid

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3
as in to dine
to take a meal where's the best place to eat in this town?

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4
as in to bother
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind

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Recent Examples of eat People who eat candy live longer than people who eat none at all. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Many of the buffets in the area were run by Korean immigrants, and the three grew up eating and working in them. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 During her incarceration, Runa stopped eating and after her release, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Even when users aren’t sending messages, Duet’s background checks eat into their quota. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
  1. consume
  2. erode
  3. dine
  4. bother
  5. feed
  6. annoy
  7. snack
  8. bug
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  • That marks a decline from the 2002–2004 period, when 79% of Catholics reported consuming alcoholic beverages.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That equipment adds components, consumes electricity, and increases system complexity.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of consume
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  • The killing drew national outrage and calls for accountability, becoming the latest in a string of incidents that has eroded trust in police in the small town.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Dench was first diagnosed in 2012 with macular degeneration, a retinal disease that erodes one’s central vision and is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in people over 65.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • There are also Koele Suites, which are closer to 800 square feet and have dining areas that seat four, and a Kaiholena Suite, which is almost 2,000 square feet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Selfridges London is also hosting the Downtown Café with a backdrop of illuminated skyscrapers, festive scenes in every window and a subway carriage to dine in.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dine
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  • The mathematics and computer science graduate, who spent two years in the Peace Corps, launched Netflix by mailing DVDs in red envelopes to customers bothered by Blockbuster Video chain’s practices and late fees.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Some people, like me, are bothered by such images but can mostly ignore them.
    — Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bother
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  • My folks love to entertain and Costco’s forklift-trafficked aisles are primed to feed the 20-plus members of my extended family.
    — Jenn de la Vega, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The coach had criticized Brooklyn’s shot selection and turnovers before the game, saying the Nets’ decisions with the ball were feeding their problems on defense.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • The Biden administration also had a commitment to AI safety that annoyed AI companies.
    — Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Alan Cumming, please tell me if you were actually annoyed with Victor in that moment.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of annoy
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  • The Hillshire snack packs with white cheese and gouda were measured above proper cold holding temperature.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With no peak to summit and no trailhead to return to, stopping to snack on wild raspberries and discuss what the group found felt equally part of the adventure.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of snack
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  • On Monday, a court granted the US government’s request to deny release of a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a top-secret conference room to steal the frontier lab’s secrets.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And as the team moved into the couple’s guest house on their San Diego rental property, the filmmakers feared that the home was bugged and ordered a device to try to de-bug it, without success.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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