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have a meal

VERB

eat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack bite chew devour dine feed ingest inhale nibble pick swallow

STRONG

absorb banquet bolt breakfast cram digest dispatch gorge gormandize graze lunch masticate munch nosh ruminate scarf scoff snack sup wolf

WEAK

break bread chow down dispose of fall to feast upon gobble up have a bite have for make pig of oneself partake of peck at pig out polish off pork out put away take food take in take nourishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain

Example Sentences

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Compare that, he said, with Chili’s, where “it’s not like you’re going to Le Bernardin or something, but you’re still going in to sit down, have a meal, get served, and enjoy yourself.”

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Cho of Sunny Hills said that prospective residents are always invited to come in and have a meal of Korean food like rice, soup and kimchi that non-Koreans may not be familiar with.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

If I’m going to sit down and have a meal, I want it to be nutritional.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Perdue thought shelters at border crossing points could help limit the vulnerability by serving as safe places where people could pause, have a meal and develop a plan for where they were headed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

In Oakland, they started a free breakfast program so that poor kids can have a meal before starting their school day.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

have a meal

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