Comer

Comer (koh-MEHR)

Verb | Regular -er verb

  1. To eat: to put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow
  2. To consume: to use up resources or be corroded over time
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Yo como una manzana.

I eat an apple.

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Nosotros comemos arroz todos los días.

We eat rice every day.

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Él come en la cafetería.

He eats in the cafeteria.

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From Latin comedere, a compound of com- (“with”) and edere (“to eat”).

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Meals hold social importance in Spanish-speaking regions, where comer together often extends into long family gatherings and tapas traditions.

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It can mean not only “to eat,” but also to consume, erode, or be eaten up by emotion.

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