释义 |
overeatovereat /ˌoʊvɚˈit/ verb (past tense overate /-ˈeɪt/, past participle overeaten /-ˈit˺n/) [intransitive] VERB TABLEovereat |
Present | I, you, we, they | overeat | | he, she, it | overeats | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overate, overeaten | | he, she, it | has overate, overeaten | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overate, overeaten | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overeat | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overate, overeaten |
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Present | I | am overeating | | he, she, it | is overeating | | you, we, they | are overeating | Past | I, he, she, it | was overeating | | you, we, they | were overeating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overeating | | he, she, it | has been overeating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overeating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overeating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overeating |
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 eat too much, or eat more than is healthy ► see thesaurus at eat |