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eats into

eats into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat into.

Meaning of eat into

Verb

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

  1. To consume gradually, especially by erosion.
    • Rust ate into the old swords and armour.

Questions about eats into

What is eats into the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat into.

Words near eats into in the dictionary

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

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