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Nahrung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • diet noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
  • food noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
  • nourishment noun Food or nutrients needed to live and grow; the act of providing them.
  • nutrition noun The process by which living things take in and use food for growth and health.
  • sustenance noun Food, drink, or support that keeps a person or thing alive and functioning.

Senses

Nahrung is used for these senses in English:

  • diet The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
  • food (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  • nourishment Something that nourishes; food.
  • nutrition That which nourishes; nutriment.
  • sustenance Something that provides support or nourishment.

diet — full definition

  1. noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
  2. noun A controlled eating plan followed to lose weight or improve health.
  3. adjective Having reduced sugar, fat, or calories compared to the standard version.
  4. verb To eat according to a controlled plan, usually to lose weight.

food — full definition

  1. noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
  2. noun Anything that nourishes or feeds a particular interest or need (figurative).

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