binge
To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol…To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
» I knew Tom was a binge drinker.
Meaning
1 senses(often, with on)To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
I binged on ice cream.
She'll binge an entire series on the weekend.
переедатьperejedatʹ, объедатьсяobʺjedatʹsja
- to watch a large amount of media in a single seating
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
Examples
47 sentencesI knew Tom was a binge drinker.
I know Tom is a binge drinker.
Tom said that Mary is a binge drinker.
deTom sagte, Maria sei eine Komasäuferin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I knew that Tom was a binge drinker.
I know that Tom is a binge drinker.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to drink deeply", also "to soak,From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to drink deeply", also "to soak, steep, drench", specifically "to swell a leaky wooden vessel by filling it with or plunging it into water”), of unknown origin.
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Forms
binges, bingeing, binged, bingedSynonyms
15 synonyms- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself:gorgeingurgitateoverindulgeglutenglutstuffengorgeovergorge
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- a binge drinker
- binge drinker
- is a binge