Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eet]
- /it/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eet]
- /it/
Definitions of undereat word
- verb with object undereat to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). 1
- verb with object undereat to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain. 1
- verb with object undereat to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. 1
- verb with object undereat to ravage or devastate: a forest eaten by fire. 1
- verb with object undereat to use up, especially wastefully; consume (often followed by up): Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings. 1
- verb with object undereat to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs. 1
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Origin of undereat
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 Undereat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
undereat 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".
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