verb · informal
eat
/iː/EAT
Band 4-5speakingtask1
to put food into the mouth, chew and swallow it
Examples
“I usually eat breakfast at 7 a.m.”
“They eat out every Friday.”
“Please do not eat in the library.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although I try to eat healthily during the week, I sometimes treat myself at the weekend.”
Collocations
- eat out
- eat breakfast/lunch/dinner
Word family
eat verbeats verb (3rd sg)ate verb (past)eaten past participleeating gerund/participle
Common mistakes
I am eating breakfast every day.→I eat breakfast every day.
I will eat my homework.→I will eat my meal / I will finish my homework.
Say it for a higher band
5have→6eat→7+eat
Synonyms
have
Easily confused
have
“We usually have lunch at noon.”
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