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The German word for to eat is
essen





to eat

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
     n-n. (gerund of essen); eating
          Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen. - Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.So man w
     n-n. meal
     n-n. food
     n-n. groceries
          Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen - One should buy groceries together with the kids.
     n. plural of Esse
     v. to eat
          Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate.
          Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple.
     v. to eat; to dine
          Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet.
          Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.


Fressen
     n. (gerund of fressen); gorging, feeding
     n. fodder, food (of an animal)
     n. (derogatory, vulgar) grub
     n. plural of Fresse
     v. to eat; to feed on; to devour
     v. to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
          Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral. - First comes the stomach, then comes ethics.
     v. (figurative, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) +preo, durch
     v. (figurative, transitive,) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)
     v. to despise, to have a pet peeve against
          Den hab ich ja gefressen! - I have eaten that one.


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