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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌit ˈʌp/ · UK /ˌiːt ˈʌp/
eat up means: To eat all of some food.
verb
To eat all of some food.
- Eat up your lunch.
- The children ate up all the cake.
- Have you eaten your vegetables up?
To use a large amount of money, time, space, or another resource.
- Rent eats up most of my pay.
- The repairs ate up all our savings.
- These files are eating up the computer’s memory.
To make someone feel very worried, angry, or upset for a long time.
- Guilt was eating him up.
- Don’t let jealousy eat you up.
- She was eaten up by regret after the argument.
To enjoy or take in something with great interest or pleasure.
- The audience ate up her jokes.
- He loves attention and eats it up.
- Her fans ate up every detail of the new book.
To believe everything someone says without asking whether it is true.
- He ate up every lie.
- She told a wild story, and they ate it up.
- Why do you eat up everything that salesman says?
To feel that someone is so cute you want to show great affection.
- You’re so cute I could eat you up!
- Look at those tiny cheeks; I could eat him up.
- She kissed the baby and said she could eat her up.
Questions about eat up
What does eat up mean?
To eat all of some food.
What is eat up in other languages?
Türkçe: yiyip bitirmek · Español: comerse todo · Français: manger entièrement · Deutsch: aufessen · Italiano: mangiare tutto · 日本語: 食べ尽くす
How do you pronounce eat up?
In American English /ˌit ˈʌp/; in British English /ˌiːt ˈʌp/.
How do you use eat up in a sentence?
Eat up your lunch. The children ate up all the cake.
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