eat

verb
[L1340]

Related

Derived from etan

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : eat
  • simple present, singular, third person : eats
  • simple past : ate
  • past participle : eaten
  • present participle : eating

Senses

  • to ingest

    • poultry are induced to eat this herb, which imparts to their flesh an intolerable rank taste

  • do extremely well

Examples (not attached to a Sense)

    1667: They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet / Quaff immortality and joy.
    [Paradise Lost]

eat

noun
[L1410678]

Forms

  • singular : eat
  • plural : eats

Senses

  • that which is eaten