Dictionary Definition
eaten adj : having been taken into the mouth for
consumption [ant: uneaten]eat
Verb
1 take in solid food; "She was eating a banana";
"What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2 eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until
10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet,
so I gladly accept your invitation"
3 take in food; used of animals only; "This dog
doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn:
feed]
4 use up (resources or materials); "this car
consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run
through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: consume, eat up, use up, deplete, exhaust, run through,
wipe
out]
5 worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way;
"What's eating you?" [syn: eat on]
6 cause to deteriorate due to the action of
water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady
dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn:
corrode, rust] [also: eaten, ate]eaten See eat
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'iːtən/
- Rhymes: -iːtən
Verb
eaten- past participle of eat