Meaning

7 senses
  1. The 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)

  2. (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

  3. (broadly)Any habitual intake or consumption.

    He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years.

    Kost, Konsum

    дие́таdijéta

  4. (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

  5. (Scotland)A session of exams.

  6. A criminal proceeding in court.

  7. (Scotland)A clerical or ecclesiastical function in Scotland.

    a diet of worship

Examples

572 sentences
  1. My mother is on a diet.

    Моя мама на дієті. — aandrusiak

    ruМоя мать на диете. — sascha

    deMeine Mutter ist auf Diät. — Wolf

  2. You should go on a diet.

    Тобі варто сісти на дієту. — deniko

    ruТебе следует сесть на диету. — odexed

    deDu solltest auf Diät gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Are you still on a diet?

    Ти все ще на дієті? — deniko

    ruТы ещё на диете? — marafon

    deMachst du noch Diät? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Why is Tom on a diet?

    Чому Том на дієті? — deniko

    ruПочему Том на диете? — odexed

  5. Aren't you still on a diet?

    Хіба ти вже не на дієті? — deniko

    deBist du nicht noch auf Diät? — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
food a person or animal consumes:
Русский
By meaning 3
food a person or animal consumes:
controlled regimen of food:
council of leaders:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
food a person or animal consumes:
controlled regimen of food:
habitual consumption:
council of leaders:

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: diets
Singulardiet
Pluraldiets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods):dieting

Word family

36 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • on a diet
  • a balanced diet
  • a strict diet
  • balanced diet
  • strict diet
  • a diet for

See also

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