eat in

Meanings

verbeat in (third-person singular simple present eats in, present participle eating in, simple past ate in, past participle eaten in)

present singular third person eats in · participle present eating in · past ate in · participle past eaten in

To eat a meal at home.
UKTo eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.
Synonyms: to stay, for here, have here
To etch or erode a substance. (of acid)

verbTo eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.

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antonym(s) of “eat a meal at home”

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antonym(s) of “eat a meal on the premises”

Opposite

antonym(s) of “eat a meal on the premises”; as an instruction

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verbeat at home

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Hungarian itt/helyben fogyaszt, itt/helyben fogyasztásra

itt/helyben fogyasztto eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away
itt/helyben fogyasztásrato eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away

Spanish para comer aqui

para comer aquito eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away

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“eat in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eat in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20in.

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