eating

3 definitions • 8 examples

to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and swallow it:

Do you eat meat?

When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating.

We usually eat (= have a meal) at about seven o'clock.

to put food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it:

[ T ] He ate a hamburger for lunch.

[ I ] When I’ve got a cold, I don’t feel like eating.

[ I ] We usually eat (= have a meal) at about 7 p.m.

[ I ] Let’s eat in/out (= have a meal at home/at a restaurant) tonight.

to damage or destroy something:

[ I always + adv/prep ] Running water had gradually eaten into the rock, forming a channel.