diet

🇺🇸 /ˈdaɪət/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdaɪət/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A1

the usual food and drinks a person eats

A healthy diet includes fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

A1

eating special foods to lose weight or for health

She started a new diet to feel better and lose weight.

R

a lot of one type of activity

His diet of video games leaves little time for studying.

verb
R

to eat special foods to lose weight

He decided to diet after the holidays.

translation

n. the usual food and drinks a person eats; eating special foods to lose weight or for health; a lot of one type of activity
v. to eat special foods to lose weight

Word Forms

Plural diets
Progressive dieting
Past dieted
Perfect dieted
3rd Present diets