eat away at
To erodeTo erode.
» I don't feel like eating at all.
Мне вообще есть не хочется. — marafon
Мне совсем не хочется есть. — marafon
Я геть не хочу їсти. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To erode.
The river is eating away at the river bank.
The battery acid ate away at the metal until a large hole appeared.
(transitive)To consume or use up, erode or wear away gradually.
The expenses ate away at our profits.
(transitive)To cause to feel uneasy, troubled, worried, guilty, or vexed; to bother about something.
Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.
Examples
737 sentencesI don't feel like eating at all.
Я геть не хочу їсти. — deniko
ruМне вообще есть не хочется. — marafon
Do you still eat at that restaurant?
Ти все ще харчуєшся у цьому ресторані? — deniko
I'll never eat at that restaurant again.
Я більше ніколи не їстиму в тому ресторані. — oromashka
Why don't we eat at a restaurant tonight?
Чому б нам сьогодні не повечеряти у ресторані? — deniko
ruПочему бы нам не поужинать сегодня вечером в ресторане? — odexed
deLass uns doch heute Abend mal essen gehen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't usually eat at places like this.
Я зазвичай не їм у таких місцях. — deniko
ruЯ обычно не ем в таких местах. — marafon
deIch esse für gewöhnlich nicht an solchen Orten wie diesem. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From eat away + at.From eat away + at.
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Forms
eats away at, eating away at, ate away at, eaten away at| Base form | eat away at · to eat away at |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | eats away at |
| Present participle | eating away at |
| Past simple | ate away at |
| Past participle | eaten away at |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.