eateth

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A form of eat — To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat

    Let not him that eateth, deſpiſe him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, iudge him that eateth. For God hath receiued him.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 14:3, column 1

Origin

From eat + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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APA

eateth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eateth

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eateth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eateth.

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