eat in
A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To stay home and eat there instead of going to a restaurant.
Literal meaning: To eat inside (the home) — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To eat a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant.
"We decided to eat in tonight because it was raining and we didn't feel like going out."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Very common in everyday British and American English. Simple, transparent, and widely used by all age groups. Often used when deciding between cooking at home or going out. Restaurants also use 'dine in' as a fancier version in marketing.
Commonly used with
tonight usually prefer decide rather instead
Forms
Base
eat in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
eats in
he/she/it
Past simple
ate in
yesterday
Past participle
eaten in
have + pp
-ing form
eating in
continuous
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