eating
eat·ing
eating · eatings
споживання, витрата
принятие пищи, приём пищи
Essen
The act of ingesting foodThe act of ingesting food.
UK/ˈiːtɪŋ/US/ˈi.tɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of ingesting food.
Essen
приём пи́щиprijóm píšči, приня́тие пи́щиprinjátije píšči
the act of consuming food
(countable, dialectal, informal, uncountable)Food; cooking, cuisine.
I remember when we visited Aunt Martha's house, we had some really good eating!
These pears are good eating.
еда́jedá, пи́щаpíšča
ї́жаjíža
(countable, uncountable)The act of corroding or consuming some substance.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
food, comestibles:
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of consuming food:
food, comestibles:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of consuming food:
Origin
From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.
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Forms
plural: eatingsSynonyms
4 synonymsingesting food:consumptionB1diningconsuming
Close in meaning
- the act of consuming food:feeding
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable