Le verbe eat en anglais : conjugaison, définition, synonymes et expressions

Quelle est la conjugaison de eat en anglais ? Quelles sont les dĂ©finitions de ce verbe ? Ă€ quels synonymes, expressions et phrasal verbs est-il associĂ© ?

Tableaux de conjugaison de eat en anglais

Conjugaison du verbe eat Ă  l’indicatif

Le verbe eat au present simple

  • I eat
  • You eat
  • He/she/it eats
  • We eat
  • You eat
  • They eat

Le verbe eat au present continuous

  • I am eating
  • You are eating
  • He/she/it is eating
  • We are eating
  • You are eating
  • They are eating

Le verbe eat au past simple

  • I ate
  • You ate
  • He/she/it ate
  • We ate
  • You ate
  • They ate

Le verbe eat au past continuous

  • I was eating
  • You were eating
  • He/she/it was eating
  • We were eating
  • You were eating
  • They were eating

Le verbe eat au present perfect

  • I have eaten
  • You have eaten
  • He/she/it has eaten
  • We have eaten
  • You have eaten
  • They have eaten

Le verbe eat au present perfect continuous

  • I have been eating
  • You have been eating
  • He/she/it has been eating
  • We have been eating
  • You have been eating
  • They have been eating

Le verbe eat au past perfect

  • I had eaten
  • You had eaten
  • He/she/it had eaten
  • We had eaten
  • You had eaten
  • They had eaten

Le verbe eat au past perfect continuous

  • I had been eating
  • You had been eating
  • He/she/it had been eating
  • We had been eating
  • You had been eating
  • They had been eating

Le verbe eat au future

  • I will eat
  • You will eat
  • He/she/it will eat
  • We will eat
  • You will eat
  • They will eat

Le verbe eat au future continuous

  • I will be eating
  • You will be eating
  • He/she/it will be eating
  • We will be eating
  • You will be eating
  • They will be eating

Le verbe eat au future perfect

  • I will have eaten
  • You will have eaten
  • He/she/it will have eaten
  • We will have eaten
  • You will have eaten
  • They will have eaten

Le verbe eat au future perfect continuous

  • I will have been eating
  • You will have been eating
  • He/she/it will have been eating
  • We will have been eating
  • You will have been eating
  • They will have been eating

Conjugaison du verbe eat au conditionnel

Le verbe eat au conditional present

  • I would eat
  • You would eat
  • He/she/it would eat
  • We would eat
  • You would eat
  • They would eat

Le verbe eat au conditional present continuous

  • I would be eating
  • You would be eating
  • He/she/it would be eating
  • We would be eating
  • You would be eating
  • They would be eating

Le verbe eat au conditional perfect

  • I would have eaten
  • You would have eaten
  • He/she/it would have eaten
  • We would have eaten
  • You would have eaten
  • They would have eaten

Le verbe eat au conditional perfect continuous

  • I would have been eating
  • You would have been eating
  • He/she/it would have been eating
  • We would have been eating
  • You would have been eating
  • They would have been eating

Les autres formes

L’infinitif de eat

  • to eat

Participe présent de eat

  • eating

Participe passé de eat

  • eaten

L’impĂ©ratif de eat

  • eat
  • let’s eat

Ă€ l’instar de to drive, to come, to tell, to run et to know, to eat est un verbe irrĂ©gulier. Vous devez donc faire particulièrement attention aux terminaisons du passĂ©.

DĂ©finition de eat en anglais

Que veut dire le verbe eat en anglais ?

Le Cambridge Dictionary donne plusieurs dĂ©finitions du verbe eat.

Penchons-nous sur les principales :

1. To put or take food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it

Vegetarians don’t eat meat.
→ Les vĂ©gĂ©tariens ne mangent pas de viande.

2. To damage or destroy something

The substance has eaten into the concrete.
→ La substance a Ă©rodĂ© le ciment.

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Les phrasal verbs avec eat en anglais

Rappel : les phrasal verbs (ou “verbes Ă  particule”) sont des verbes qui, lorsqu’ils sont suivis d’un autre mot (la particule), voient leur sens initial complĂ©tĂ© ou modifiĂ©.

Il existe trois phrasal verbs formĂ©s sur le verbe eat :

  • eat away at somebody/something → ronger, dĂ©vorer (au sens figurĂ©, comme un souci par exemple)
  • eat in → manger Ă  la maison
  • eat into something → entamer (au sens figurĂ©, comme un budget par exemple)
  • eat out → sortir diner, aller au restaurant
  • eat something away → Ă©roder
  • eat something up → gober, avaler (au sens figurĂ©, comme un mensonge par exemple)
  • eat up → finir son assiette, vider son assiette (familier)

Les synonymes de eat en anglais

En fonction du contexte, vous pouvez remplacer le verbe to eat par l’un des verbes suivants :

  • banquet → faire un festin
  • bite → croquer dans (un aliment)
  • breakfast → prendre le petit-dĂ©jeuner
  • chew → mâcher, mastiquer
  • devour → dĂ©vorer, engloutir
  • dine → dĂ®ner
  • gorge → s’empiffrer, se goinfrer (familier)
  • gormandize → manger goulĂ»ment
  • graze → grignoter (familier)
  • ingest → ingĂ©rer
  • lunch → dĂ©jeuner
  • munch → manger bruyamment
  • nibble → grignoter
  • nosh → bouffer, grailler (familier)
  • pick → picorer
  • scarf → engloutir
  • scoff → s’enfiler (un aliment, familier)
  • snack → grignoter
  • sup → souper (terme très vieilli)
  • swallow → avaler
  • wolf → dĂ©vorer, engloutir

Expressions avec eat en anglais

  • all-you-can-eat (adjectif) → Ă  volontĂ©
  • dog eat dog → chacun pour soi
  • eat crow (anglais amĂ©ricain) → admettre son erreur (familier)
  • eat dirt → mordre la poussière (familier)
  • eat high off the hog → mener la belle vie
  • eat humble pie (anglais britannique) → faire amende honorable (familier)
  • eat like a bird → avoir un appĂ©tit de moineau
  • eat like a horse → manger comme quatre
  • eat out of somebody’s hand → manger dans la main de quelqu’un (au sens figurĂ©)
  • eat your fill → manger Ă  satiĂ©tĂ©
  • eat your words → se rĂ©tracter
  • eat, drink and be merry → profiter de la vie
  • have your cake and eat it → avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre
  • safe to eat (adjectif) → sans risque pour la santĂ© (pour de la nourriture)

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