- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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The entire offensive line eats together at lunch in the cafeteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Sofiyka eats her semolina from a green bowl shaped like a frog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Kurihara says he eats eel to prepare for contests and secured his place on the Japan team at just 10 years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The resemblance might have ended there, except Kennedy recently told an interviewer that he eats beef twice a day, generally grass-fed strip steak.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Annabelle eats while checking her phone messages and texts.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
