Transcription
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- [eet]
- /it/
- /iːts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eet]
- /it/
Definitions of eats word
- verb with object eats to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). 1
- verb with object eats to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain. 1
- verb with object eats to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. 1
- verb with object eats to ravage or devastate: a forest eaten by fire. 1
- verb with object eats to use up, especially wastefully; consume (often followed by up): Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings. 1
- verb with object eats to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs. 1
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Origin of eats
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere
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Parts of speech for Eats
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
eats popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
eats usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for eats
noun eats
- grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- nutriment — any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- victuals — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
general eats
- devours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devour.
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