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eats

The correct spelling is eats.

How to pronounce eats

/iːts/
verb

IPA: /iːts/

Say it like: Eet-s

The correct spelling is eats. To ingest; to be ingested. For example: "What’s eating you?"

Usage Examples

What’s eating you?

The acid rain ate away the statue.  The strong acid eats through the metal.

Eat me!

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To ingest; to be ingested.
  2. 2.To use up.
  3. 3.To cause (someone) to worry.
  4. 4.To take the loss in a transaction.
  5. 5.To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.

noun

  1. 1.Food.

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