How do you use "eat" in a sentence?

What time do you usually eat dinner? Shall we eat out tonight or cook at home? The children have already eaten their lunch.

eat

Q: What does "eat" mean?

To put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow Eat is the basic verb for consuming food. Common expressions include 'eat out' (dine at a restaurant), 'eat up' (finish eating), and 'eating away at' (gradually destroying). In British English, one might say 'have breakfast' rather than 'eat breakfast' in some contexts.

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Significado: To put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow

吃，进食

comer, alimentarse

食べる

먹다

Eat is the basic verb for consuming food. Common expressions include 'eat out' (dine at a restaurant), 'eat up' (finish eating), and 'eating away at' (gradually destroying). In British English, one might say 'have breakfast' rather than 'eat breakfast' in some contexts.

Eat是消费食物的基本动词。常见表达包括'eat out'（在餐馆用餐）、'eat up'（吃完）和'eating away at'（逐渐损坏）。在英式英语中，有些情况下可能会说'have breakfast'而不是'eat breakfast'。

Eat es el verbo básico para consumir alimentos. Las expresiones comunes incluyen 'eat out' (cenar en un restaurante), 'eat up' (terminar de comer) y 'eating away at' (destruyendo gradualmente). En inglés británico, se puede decir 'have breakfast' en lugar de 'eat breakfast' en algunos contextos.

Eatは食べ物を消費する基本的な動詞です。一般的な表現には「eat out」（外食する）、「eat up」（食べ終える）、「eating away at」（徐々に蝕む）があります。イギリス英語では、文脈によっては「eat breakfast」ではなく「have breakfast」と言うことがあります。

Eat은 음식을 섭취하는 기본 동사입니다. 흔한 표현으로 'eat out'(외식하다), 'eat up'(다 먹다), 'eating away at'(서서히 파괴하다) 등이 있습니다. 영국 영어에서는 일부 문맥에서 'eat breakfast' 대신 'have breakfast'라고 말하기도 합니다.

Ejemplos

What time do you usually eat dinner?
你通常几点吃晚饭？
¿A qué hora cenas normalmente?
普段何時に夕食を食べますか？
보통 몇 시에 저녁을 먹나요?
Shall we eat out tonight or cook at home?
我们今晚出去吃还是在家做饭？
¿Comemos fuera esta noche o cocinamos en casa?
今夜は外食しますか、それとも家で料理しますか？
오늘 밤 외식할까요, 아니면 집에서 요리할까요?
The children have already eaten their lunch.
孩子们已经吃过午饭了。
Los niños ya han comido su almuerzo.
子供たちはもう昼食を食べました。
아이들은 이미 점심을 먹었습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'etan', from Proto-Germanic *etanan, from Proto-Indo-European *ed- meaning 'to eat'. One of the most ancient verbs, cognate with Latin 'edere' and Greek 'edein'.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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