eaten

verb

/ˈiːt/ eats; ate /ˈeɪt, Brit ˈɛt, ˈeɪt/; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/; eating

to take food into your mouth and swallow it [+ obj]

You'll feel better if you eat something.

I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry.

Let's grab a bite to eat. = Let's get something to eat.

I've been trying to watch what I eat. [=to be more careful about eating healthy foods and not eating too much] [no obj]

I'm hungry. Let's eat.

They like to eat at home.

It's important to eat right. [=to eat healthy foods]

To eat out is to dine at a restaurant rather than at home.

We like to eat out on Fridays.

To eat in is to dine at home.

Let's eat in tonight.

to gradually destroy, use, or take away something :to wear something away [+ obj]

usually + away

The rocks were eaten away by erosion. [no obj]

usually + into, away at, or at

Marketing costs ate into their profits.

The acids were eating away at the metal finish.

The failure of his business has eaten away at his confidence.

[+ obj] informal :to bother or annoy (someone)

What's eating you?

synonyms eat, consume, and devour mean to chew and swallow food. eat is a general word that can apply to any manner of taking in food.

Eat your dinner. consume suggests completely eating something up so that none is left.

By noon they had consumed all of their food supplies. devour suggests eating quickly and greedily.

The hungry children devoured the grapes.

be eating out of someone's hand

to be completely controlled by someone

He had them eating out of his hand. [=he controlled them completely]

eat a horse

xem horse

eat crow

US or eat humble pie

informal :to admit that you were wrong or accept that you have been defeated

He was forced to eat crow when the company fired him.

They had to eat humble pie when the rumors they were spreading were proved false.

eat light

xem light

eat (someone or something) alive

of insects :to bite (someone or something) many times

The mosquitoes were eating us alive. [=we were being bitten frequently by many mosquitoes]

to badly defeat or harm someone or something

Their competitors are going to eat them alive if they don't cut their prices.

If this story gets out, the press will eat him alive.

eat someone's or something's lunch

xem lunch

eat up

[phrasal verb]

used to tell someone to start or continue eating

Eat up! Your dinner is getting cold.

eat up (something) or eat (something) up

to eat all of (something)

Eat your dinner up before it gets cold.

to use up (time, resources, etc.)

This project has been eating up a large part of the budget.

Your savings may be eaten up by inflation.

A person who is eaten up with or by jealousy, bitterness, etc., cannot escape that feeling and is made unhappy by it.

He was eaten up with envy of his brother's success.

eat (something) up informal :to enjoy (something) greatly

I thought the speech was stupid, but the audience ate it up.

eat up the clock

xem clock

eat your fill

xem fill

eat your heart out

to be jealous

Eat your heart out, he jokingly told his friend before getting on his new boat.

eat your words

to take back what you have said :to admit that you were wrong about something

She said she would eat her words if the wedding was called off.

They promised success, but if things don't get better soon, they may have to eat their words.

have your cake and eat it too

or have your cake and eat it

xem cake

I'll eat my hat

informal + old-fashioned - used to say that something will not happen or cannot be true

If he wins the election, I'll eat my hat! [=I don't believe he has any chance to win the election]

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

xem pudding

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