vreten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
- eat verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
- fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- grub noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
- stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
Senses
vreten is used for these senses in English:
- devour (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
- eat To ingest; to be ingested.
- eat (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
- fret (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- grub (uncountable, slang) Food.
- stuff (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
devour — full definition
- verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
- verb To destroy or consume something rapidly and completely.
- verb To take in eagerly with the mind, especially reading material.
eat — full definition
- verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
- verb To use up or destroy something gradually.
- verb To bother or trouble someone (informal, "what's eating you?").