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eat in

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌit ˈɪn/ · UK /ˌiːt ˈɪn/

eat in means: To have a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant.

verb

MEAL AT HOMEA2

To have a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant.

  • Let’s eat in tonight.
  • We ate in to save money.
  • Do you usually eat in during the week?

Similar words: dine at home

Opposites: eat out

Common phrases: eat in tonight, eat in at home

MEAL ON PREMISESA2

To eat the food you buy inside the restaurant or café where you bought it.

  • You can eat in here.
  • We ate in because it was raining outside.
  • Would you like to eat in or take your food away?

Similar words: dine in

Common phrases: eat in here, eat in or takeaway

ACID DAMAGEC2

If acid does this, it gradually damages a surface and reaches deeper into it.

  • The acid began to eat in.
  • The chemical had eaten in before we washed the surface.
  • Do not let acid eat in and damage the metal.

Similar words: corrode, erode, etch

Common phrases: acid can eat in, let acid eat in

Questions about eat in

What does eat in mean?

To have a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant.

What is eat in in other languages?

Türkçe: evde yemek yemek · Español: comer en casa · Français: manger à la maison · Deutsch: zu Hause essen · Italiano: mangiare a casa · 日本語: 家で食事をする

How do you pronounce eat in?

In American English /ˌit ˈɪn/; in British English /ˌiːt ˈɪn/.

How do you use eat in in a sentence?

Let’s eat in tonight. We ate in to save money.

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