EAT


Meaning of EAT in English

verb

1

BAD : Instead of having a proper meal, he just eats a few pills.

GOOD : Instead of having a proper meal, he just takes a few pills.

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take a pill, tablet, aspirin, medicine, etc (NOT eat ): 'Why do you take sleeping pills every night?'

2

See BREAKFAST 3 (↑ breakfast )

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