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meal

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /miːl/

Forms: meals

meal means: Food you prepare and eat together, usually at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

noun

FOOD AT MEALTIMEA1

Food you prepare and eat together, usually at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

  • We had a lovely meal.
  • She cooks three meals a day.
  • Would you like to share a meal with us?

Similar words: repast

Common phrases: have a meal, hot meal, evening meal, serve a meal

GROUND GRAINC1

Grain crushed into powder or small pieces, used for cooking or feeding animals.

  • Mix the meal with water.
  • The farmer bought meal to feed the cattle.
  • This bread contains coarse corn meal.

Similar words: ground grain

Common phrases: corn meal, oat meal, coarse meal

Questions about meal

What does meal mean?

Food you prepare and eat together, usually at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

What is meal in other languages?

Türkçe: öğün · Español: comida · Français: repas · Deutsch: Mahlzeit · Italiano: pasto · 日本語: 食事

How do you pronounce meal?

It is pronounced /miːl/.

How do you use meal in a sentence?

We had a lovely meal. She cooks three meals a day.

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