eat — EN↔HI

eat

/iːt ईट्‌/ verb

( pt ate /et ए̮ट्‌/ pp eaten /ˈiːtn ‍ˈईट्‌न्‌/ )

1 [I, T] to put food into your mouth, then bite and swallow it (खाद्य पदार्थों को मुँह में लेकर चबाना और निगल जाना या खाना)

Who ate all the biscuits?

Eat your dinner up, Rahul [finish it all].

2 [I] to have a meal भोजन करना

What time shall we eat?

IDM

have somebody eating out of your hand to have control and power over somebody (किसी व्‍यक्ति पर) नियंत्रण और अधिकार होना

have your cake and eat it ⇨ cake देखिए।

eat something away/eat away at something to damage or destroy something slowly over a period of time धीमे-धीमे कुछ लंबे समय तक किसी वस्‍तु को नुक़सान पहुँचाते रहना या नष्‍ट कर देना

The sea had eaten away at the cliff.

eat out to have a meal in a restaurant किसी रेस्‍तराँ में भोजन करना