Idioms for eat

Origin of eat

before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere

OTHER WORDS FROM eat

eat·er, noun out·eat, verb (used with object), out·ate, out·eat·en, out·eat·ing. un·der·eat, verb (used without object), un·der·ate, un·der·eat·en, un·der·eat·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for eats

British Dictionary definitions for eats (1 of 3)

eats
/ (iːts) /

pl n

informal articles of food; provisions

British Dictionary definitions for eats (2 of 3)

EAT

EAZ


abbreviation for

Tanzania (international car registration)

Word Origin for EAT

from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar)

British Dictionary definitions for eats (3 of 3)

eat
/ (iːt) /

verb eats, eating, ate or eaten

See also eat out, eats, eat up

Derived forms of eat

eater, noun

Word Origin for eat

Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi

Medical definitions for eats

eat
[ ēt ]

v.

To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
To consume, ravage, or destroy by or as if by ingesting, such as by a disease.

Idioms and Phrases with eats

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