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.Words nearby eat
Example sentences from the Web for eat
British Dictionary definitions for eat (1 of 2)
eat
/ (iːt) /
verb eats, eating, ate or eaten
Derived forms of eat
eater, nounWord Origin for eat
Old English
etan; related to Gothic
itan, Old High German
ezzan, Latin
edere, Greek
edein, Sanskrit
admi
British Dictionary definitions for eat (2 of 2)
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)
Medical definitions for eat
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 eat
eat