speisen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dine verb To eat, especially a main meal such as dinner, often somewhat formally.
• eat verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.

Senses

speisen is used for these senses in English:

• dine (intransitive) To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
• eat (copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").

eat — full definition

1. verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
2. verb To use up or destroy something gradually.
3. verb To bother or trouble someone (informal, "what's eating you?").

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