Eat in
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Definition
To eat at home instead of going to a restaurant
Example sentence
It's cold outside, lets eat in tonight.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
eat in tonight
eat in this evening
eat in with the family
eat in instead of going out
eat in more often
eat in for dinner
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
We’re planning to eat in tonight. ✅ (Correct)
We’re planning to eat tonight in. ❌ (Incorrect)