Meanings
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat
- colloquialpluralplural onlyFood.
When are we going to get some eats?
4 more examples
There were two or three all-night diners to choose from and they pushed through the door that announced GOOD EATS in the brightest neon.
1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 118The shower made me feel better, but I was still hungry. "I'm going to grab some eats." "Dinner will be waiting for you at home." "I'M GOING TO GRAB SOME EATS."
1978, John Linssen, Tabitha fffoulkes, Arbor House, page 109At most of these parties, no one knew who the host was, and you just heard from a friend that there was one, you got some eats and off you went.
2011, Chathuri Nugawela, Eastern Waves, Western Shores, Xlibris, page 81Buggs sighed. He would have preferred to go get some eats too, but Ermin was right.
2017, Derek T. Morgan, More Cats Tails, Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co., page 579
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eats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eats
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