Beginner ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #5 of 1319

eat (v.)

to put food in your mouth and swallow

Examples

  • We eat dinner at 7.

Key rules

  • Eat is a transitive verb: eat food, eat dinner
  • Do not add a preposition before the food

Common mistakes

  • I eat at dinner โ†’ I eat dinner

Use cases

  • Talking about meals
  • Describing a diet
  • Ordering food
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: In everyday speech, have is common for meals: have breakfast.

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