eat one's words
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To regret or retract what one has saidTo regret or retract what one has said.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To regret or retract what one has said.
He didn't think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.
This time, you have to eat your words, because, like it or not, you lost.
Translations
3 languagesForms
eats one's words, eating one's words, ate one's words, eaten one's words| Base form | eat one's words · to eat one's words |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | eats one's words |
| Present participle | eating one's words |
| Past simple | ate one's words |
| Past participle | eaten one's words |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 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.