食事 — meaning in English

English meaning

• dish noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.
• eat verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
• meal noun Food prepared and eaten together, typically at a set time of day.

Senses

食事 is used for these senses in English:

• dish (metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
• eat To ingest; to be ingested.
• meal (countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

dish — full definition

1. noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.
2. noun A particular type of prepared food.
3. noun A curved, bowl-shaped antenna used to receive signals.
4. verb To serve food, especially onto plates.
5. verb Informal: to share gossip or personal details.

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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