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eat verb

/iːt/ v [I or T] (ate, eaten)
to put or take food into the mouth, chew (= crush with the teeth) it, and swallow it
Do you eat meat?
When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating.
We usually eat (= have a meal) at about 7 o'clock.

(Definition of eat verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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