to eat

Definition of to eat in English English dictionary: scoff; victual; consume; grind
Eh, brah, let's go grind.; To cause (someone) to worry
What’s eating you?.; To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it
Don’t disturb me now; can't you see that I’m eating?.; To destroy, consume, or use up
This project is eating up all the money.; To consume money or (other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service, or return the payment
The video game in the corner just ate my quarter.; To consume a meal
What time do we eat this evening?.; To corrode or erode
The strong acid eats through the metal.; To be eaten
The soup that eats like a meal.; To take the loss in a transaction
I have to have him in court tomorrow, if he doesn't show up, I forfeit the bond and I have to eat the $300,000 - From the movie Midnight Run.; To perform oral sex on someone
Eat me!.; To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object
John is late for the meeting because the photocopier ate his report.; nom; eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P; (v ) rEs, rees; because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?; To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board; {v} to take food, swallow, devour, feed upon, corrode; because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"; take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"; vi makan; {f} consume food; destroy; wear away, corrode; consume; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"; worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?; If you eat, you have a meal. Let's go out to eat We ate lunch together a few times; expected approach time; If you have someone eating out of your hand, they are completely under your control. She usually has the press eating out of her hand; Employment Appeal Tribunal; Estimated Approach Time - Time at which an aircraft may leave the holding and transfer to APP; If you eat sensibly or healthily, you eat food that is good for you. a campaign to persuade people to eat more healthily; take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"; What kids do between meals; to have your cake and eat it: see cake dog eat dog: see dog to eat humble pie: see humble; What kids do between meals, but not at them; To chew and swallow as food; to devour; said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread; use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"; worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"; To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender beef; Params: string OBJECT; eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P M because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"; To make one's way slowly; To take a loss in a transaction; To corrode, as metal, by rust; to consume the flesh, as a cancer; to waste or wear away; to destroy gradually; to cause to disappear; Wiping out; If something is eating you, it is annoying or worrying you. `What the hell's eating you?' he demanded; When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it. She was eating a sandwich We took our time and ate slowly; to corrode and remove the metal from the front fender has been eaten away by rust

to eat

Turkish pronunciation

tı it

Pronunciation

/tə ˈēt/ /tə ˈiːt/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.