eat

1. To ingest.

   (ambitransitive)To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.

   He's eating an apple.

   Don't disturb me now. Can't you see that I'm eating?

   essen, fressen, ässe

   естьjestʹ, пое́стьpojéstʹ, съестьsʺjestʹ

   ї́стиjísty, пої́стиpojísty, з'ї́стиzʺjísty

   take in solid food

2. (intransitive)To consume a meal.

   What time do we eat this evening?

   essen, speisen

   естьjestʹ, ку́шатьkúšatʹ

   ї́стиjísty

   eat a meal; take a meal

3. (copulative, intransitive)To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed.

   I try to eat healthy these days.

4. (ergative, intransitive)To be ingested.

   It's a soup that eats like a meal.

5. (intransitive)To be savored or enjoyed; to taste in a specified way.

   It's an unattractive dish, but it eats pretty good.

6. To use up.

   (figuratively, often, transitive, with up)To destroy, consume, or use up.

   This project is eating up all the money.

   That hobby eats his savings.

   use up (resources or materials)

7. (figuratively, informal, transitive)To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.

8. (figuratively, informal, transitive)To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.

   The VHS recorder just ate the tape and won't spit it out.

   John is late for the meeting because the photocopier ate his report.

9. (figuratively, informal, transitive)To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.

   The video game in the corner just ate my quarter.

10. (informal, transitive)To cause (someone) to worry.

    What's eating you?

    worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

11. (transitive)To take the loss in a transaction.

12. (slang, transitive)To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.

1. If you don't eat, you die.

   Якщо не їсти, то помреш.

   ruЕсли не будете есть, вы умрёте.

   deWenn man nicht isst, stirbt man.

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2. I'm tired of eating fast food.

   Я втомився від фаст-фуду.

   ruЯ устал от фаст-фуда.

   deIch habe es satt, Fastfood zu essen.

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3. Can I have something to eat?

   Можна мені щось попоїсти?

   ruМожно мне чего-нибудь поесть?

   deKann ich etwas zu Essen bekommen?

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4. Do you have anything to eat?

   У вас є щось поїсти?

   ruУ тебя найдётся что-нибудь поесть?

   deHast du etwas zu essen?

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5. Please give me something to eat.

   Будь ласка, дай мені щось попоїсти.

   ruПожалуйста, дайте мне что-нибудь поесть.

   deGib mir bitte etwas zu essen!

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irregular · Lesson

• eat upвикористовувати, використатиTo consume completely.
• eat downїсти, з'їстиSynonym of eat (“to be very good; to rule”).
• eat awayеродуватиTo physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
• eat intoтерти, натертиTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.
• eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.
• eat inTo eat a meal at home.