The German word for to eat is
essen
German Definition
| eat | |
| [1] (transitiv) essen | |
| [2] (intransitiv) essen, speisen | |
| [1] I wouldn't eat that – it looks horrible! | |
| Ich werde das nicht essen – es schaut schrecklich aus! | |
| [2] When are we eating today? | |
| Wann essen wir heute? |
Translations for eat and their definitions
| essen |  | ||
| v. to eat | |||
| Er isst gern Schokolade. — “He likes eating chocolate.” | |||
| Ich esse einen Apfel. — “I am eating an apple.” | |||
| v. (intransitive) to eat; to dine | |||
| Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. — “We have not eaten yet.” | |||
| Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. (or, Sie aßen immer vor 9 Uhr abends.) — “They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.” | |||
| fressen | ||
| v. (intransitive, of an animal) to eat; to feed | ||
| v. (intransitive, of a person, colloquial) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig | ||
| v. (transitive, of an animal) to devour; to eat (something) | ||
| v. (transitive, of a person, colloquial) to stuff oneself on (something); to gorge on (something) | ||
| v. (transitive, colloquial, figuratively) to guzzle (e.g. gas); to burn through (e.g. money) | ||
| v. (colloquial, perfect only) to despise, to have a pet peeve against | ||
| Den hab' ich ja gefressen. - Oh god, I hate that person. (Literally: I have eaten him.) | ||
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