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ingestingest /ɪnˈdʒɛst/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYingestOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of ingerere, from gerere to carry VERB TABLEingest |
Present | I, you, we, they | ingest | | he, she, it | ingests | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ingested | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ingested | | he, she, it | has ingested | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ingested | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ingest | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ingested |
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Present | I | am ingesting | | he, she, it | is ingesting | | you, we, they | are ingesting | Past | I, he, she, it | was ingesting | | you, we, they | were ingesting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ingesting | | he, she, it | has been ingesting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ingesting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ingesting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ingesting |
THESAURUSfood► eat to put food in your mouth and swallow it: Eat your sandwich. Would you like something to eat (=some food)? ► have to eat or drink a particular thing: What would you like to have for dinner? ► consume formal to eat or drink something. Used especially in writing: Coffee is consumed by millions of people every day. ► devour formal to eat something very quickly: The hungry children devoured the food on their plates and asked for more. ► overeat to eat too much, or eat more than is healthy: I overate at lunch and now I feel a little sick. ► nibble (on) something to take small bites of something and eat only a little bit of it: Sarah nibbled on a cookie and sipped her coffee. ► pick at something to eat only a little bit of your food because you are not hungry: He only picked at his dinner. ► munch (on) to eat something in a slightly noisy or messy way. Often used about animals or children: The beaver sat at the edge of the pond munching on tree bark. ► ingest formal to eat or swallow something. Used in scientific language: If too much of the substance is ingested, vomiting will occur. to take food into your body ► see thesaurus at eat—ingestion /ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən/ noun [uncountable] → digest |