eat

comer

verb

eat
(pt ate [et, e?t], pp eaten [?i?t?n])
[i?t]
verbo transitivo
1 comer
  • to eat one's breakfast -> desayunar
2 (idioms)
  • to eat somebody out of house and home -> dejarle la nevera or la despensa vacía a alguien
  • I could eat a horse! (familiar) -> ¡tengo un hambre tremenda or canina! (español de España)
  • he won't eat you! (familiar) -> ¡no te va a comer!
  • what's eating you? (familiar) -> ¿qué te preocupa? (worrying you), ¿qué te pica? (RP)
  • to eat one's words -> tragarse (uno) sus propias palabras
  • if it works, I'll eat my hat (familiar) -> si esto funciona, me meto a monja
verbo intransitivo
3 comer
  • to have somebody eating out of one's hand (sentido figurado) -> tener a alguien en el bote or (español de España) el bolsillo (Am)

eat [it]
1 Comer (meal, food); masticar.
  • To eat one’s breakfast/dinner/supper -> almorzar/comer/cenar
2 Roer; consumir, usar, gastar.
3 Retractar, desaprobar lo dicho o hecho desdiciéndose de ello.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4 Alimentarse, mantenerse, sustentarse; comer. (n)
  • We usually eat at seven -> solemos cenar a las siete
5 Desdecirse, retractarse; apacentarse el ganado. (n)
6 Saber a, tener buen o mal gusto. (Familiar) (m)
va. (pret. ATE, pp. EATEN). What’s eating her?, ¿a ésta qué le pica o qué bicho la picó? (upset, bother).

eat [iːt] ate (past)eaten (participle:past)
verb:transitive
comer
there's nothing to eat no hay nada de que comer;or would you like something to eat? ¿quieres comer algo?; he won't eat you (informal) no te va a morder; what's eating you? (informal) ¿qué mosca te ha picado?; to eat one's fill hartarse; to eat one's lunch comer; almorzar; to eat one's way through the menu pedir todos los platos de la carta
he's eating us out of house and home (informal) come por ocho
to eat one's words tragarse las palabras
verb:intransitive
comer
he eats like a horse come más que una lima nueva; he always eats well siempre tiene buen apetito
I've got him eating out of my hand lo tengo dominado

Verb Conjugation for "eat"

Imperative
  • eat
  • you eat
  • he/she eats
  • we eat
  • you eat
  • they eat
Preterite
  • I ate
  • you ate
  • he/she ate
  • we ate
  • you ate
  • they ate
Present Continuous
  • I am eating
  • you are eating
  • he/she is eating
  • we are eating
  • you are eating
  • they are eating
Present Perfect
  • I have eaten
  • you have eaten
  • he/she has eaten
  • we have eaten
  • you have eaten
  • they have eaten
Past Continuous
  • I was eating
  • you were eating
  • he/she was eating
  • we were eating
  • you were eating
  • they were eating
Past Perfect
  • I had eaten
  • you had eaten
  • he/she had eaten
  • we had eaten
  • you had eaten
  • they had eaten
Future
  • I will eat
  • you will eat
  • he/she will eat
  • we will eat
  • you will eat
  • they will eat
Future Perfect
  • I will have eaten
  • you will have eaten
  • he/she will have eaten
  • we will have eaten
  • you will have eaten
  • they will have eaten
Future Continuous
  • I will be eating
  • you will be eating
  • he/she will be eating
  • we will be eating
  • you will be eating
  • they will be eating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been eating
  • you have been eating
  • he/she has been eating
  • we have been eating
  • you have been eating
  • they have been eating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been eating
  • you will have been eating
  • he/she will have been eating
  • we will have been eating
  • you will have been eating
  • they will have been eating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been eating
  • you had been eating
  • he/she had been eating
  • we had been eating
  • you had been eating
  • they had been eating
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