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пища — meaning in English

pishcha

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English meaning

  • diet noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
  • eating noun The act of consuming food.
  • feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
  • food noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
  • meal noun Food prepared and eaten together, typically at a set time of day.

Senses

пища is used for these senses in English:

  • diet The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
  • eating The act of ingesting food.
  • feed (uncountable) Food given to (especially herbivorous) non-human animals.
  • food (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  • food (countable) A foodstuff.
  • food (uncountable, figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
  • 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).

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.

eating — full definition

  1. noun The act of consuming food.
  2. adj Suitable for eating raw, or bred to be eaten.

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