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
๐ก Tip: In everyday speech, have is common for meals: have breakfast.