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eat in

eat in verb: to eat a meal at home.

Verb

eat in (third-person singular simple present eats in, present participle eating in, simple past ate in, past participle eaten in)

  1. To eat a meal at home.
  2. (UK) To eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.
    Synonyms:
    to stay, for here, have here
  3. To etch or erode a substance. (of acid)

Synonyms of eat in

Antonyms

Forms of eat in

third-person singular presenteats in
present participleeating in
pastate in
past participleeaten in

Questions about eat in

What does eat in mean?
Eat in means to eat a meal at home.
What part of speech is eat in?
Eat in is a verb.
What is the past tense of eat in?
The past tense of eat in is ate in.

Words near eat in in the dictionary

  1. eat down
  2. eat for two
  3. eat from someone's hand
  4. eat from the palm of someone's hand
  5. eat humble pie
  6. eat in
  7. eat into
  8. eat it
  9. eat lead
  10. eat like a bird
  11. eat like a horse

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