ate

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in Vietnamese Ăn

BrE /eɪt/ AmE /eɪt/

verb en → vi

past ate pp eaten ing eating

1 EAT [intransitive, transitive] A1

Ăn

to eat food, especially at a particular time of day or for a particular meal

  • eat something
  • eat breakfast/lunch/dinner

Collocations eat a sandwich · eat dinner at home

  • She ate a banana for breakfast.

    Cô ấy đã ăn một quả chuối vào bữa sáng.

2 CONSUME [transitive] B1

Ăn hết, tiêu thụ

to consume or use up something, especially food or drink

  • eat one's way through

Collocations eat a lot of cake · eat all the food

  • They ate their way through three boxes of chocolates.

    Họ đã ăn hết ba hộp sô-cô-la.