Base verb
Phrasal verbs with eat
The verb eat combines with 4 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
4 phrasal verbs · 4 meanings
eat away
1 sense- Gradually destroy something by erosion or worry
eat off
1 sense- Eat food directly from a particular surface
eat out
1 sense- Have a meal at a restaurant
eat up
1 sense- Consume entirely
Practice the eat family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of eat with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.