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/it/

/iːt/

verb Irregular verbeat ate eaten

1
yemek

To put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it.
- Do you want to eat some fruit?
  
  Biraz meyve yemek ister misin?
- I don't eat meat, but I eat fish.
  
  Et yemem ama balık yerim.
2
yemek yemek, karnını doyurmak

To have a meal, usually at a particular time or place.
- What time do you usually eat in the evening?
  
  Akşamları genellikle saat kaçta yemek yersiniz?
- We ate at a small restaurant near the hotel.
  
  Otelin yakınındaki küçük bir restoranda karnımızı doyurduk.
3
(içini) kemirmek, kafasını kurcalamak Informal

To worry or annoy someone, used in questions like 'What's eating you?'.
- What's eating you? You've been quiet all day.
  
  İçini kemiren ne? Bütün gün sessizdin.
- Something was eating him, but he wouldn't tell me.
  
  Bir şey kafasını kurcalıyordu ama bana söylemiyordu.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-C · Üç biçim de farklı

Base eat

/it/

Past ate

/eɪt/

Participle eaten

/ˈitən/

How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗~~eated~~ ✓ate

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

Pasteat → ateKelime bütünüyle değişir: eat → ate.
Participleeat → eatenBase biçimine -en eklenir.

All irregular verbs →

Synonyms

consume have dine munch swallow devour

Antonyms

Collocations

eat breakfast/lunch/dinnereat out eat in eat up eat intoeat healthilysomething to eata bite to eateat like a horseeat your wordsWhat's eating you?

Phrases 16