diet
The food and beverage a person or animal consumesThe food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
» My mother is on a diet.
Meine Mutter ist auf Diät.
Meine Mutter hält Diät.
Моя мать на диете.
Моя мама на дієті.
Meaning
7 sensesThe food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
The diet of the giant panda consists mainly of bamboo.
Ernährung, Nahrung, Speiseplan
рацио́нración, дие́таdijéta, пита́ниеpitánije
діє́таdijéta, ї́жаjíža
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
(countable)A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
He's been on a diet since he found out that he has coronary atherosclerosis.
The doctor put me on a low-salt diet.
Diät
дие́таdijéta, режи́м пита́нияrežím pitánija
(broadly)Any habitual intake or consumption.
He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years.
Kost, Konsum
дие́таdijéta
(capitalized, usually)A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.
the National Diet of Japan
They were given representation in some important diet committees.
Versammlung, Parlament, Kokkai
парла́ментparláment, кокка́йkokkáj, сеймsejm
(Scotland)A session of exams.
A criminal proceeding in court.
(Scotland)A clerical or ecclesiastical function in Scotland.
a diet of worship
Examples
572 sentencesMy mother is on a diet.
Моя мама на дієті.
ruМоя мать на диете.
deMeine Mutter ist auf Diät.
You should go on a diet.
Тобі варто сісти на дієту.
ruТебе следует сесть на диету.
deDu solltest auf Diät gehen.
Are you still on a diet?
Ти все ще на дієті?
ruТы ещё на диете?
deMachst du noch Diät?
Why is Tom on a diet?
Чому Том на дієті?
ruПочему Том на диете?
Aren't you still on a diet?
Хіба ти вже не на дієті?
deBist du nicht noch auf Diät?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita).
From Middle English diet, dyet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin diēta, diaeta (“a public assembly; set day of trial; a day's journey”), from Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα (dĭ́aita, “way of living, living space; decision, judgement”), influenced by Latin diēs (“day”).
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Forms
plural: dietsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods):dieting
Word family
36 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- on a diet
- a balanced diet
- a strict diet
- balanced diet
- strict diet
- a diet for