eat

eat - verb

  • To take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
  • To destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating
  • To bear the expense of : take a loss on
  • To consume gradually : corrode
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Marketing expenses were eating into the profits."

Usage examples

Examples: 'The word "eat" is important to learn.' 'Please use "eat" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "eat" helps with spelling.'

SpellingJoy score for eat

SpellingJoy Gematria

🌱 Novice
40

Letter Values

E
8
A
1
T
23

Etymology

Old English

Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai

Common misspellings

eet

Word family

eats, eating, ate, eaten

Found in Lyrics

"Eat It"

by Weird Al Yankovic

1984

"Just eat it"

Context: Parody song about eating