Eat up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈit/ /ˈəp

EET-uhp

UK

ˈiːt/ /ˈʌp

EET-up

Definition

To finish all the food on your plate, often used with children or to encourage someone to eat everything. Can also be used figuratively to mean something is using or consuming all of something.

Usage & Nuances

'Eat up' is informal and common with children or family. Used literally, it means 'finish your food.' Figuratively, often with energy, time, or resources ('The new software eats up memory'). Not as forceful as 'finish your food' but more encouraging.

• Spanish: comerse todo - acabar (la comida)
• Portuguese (BR): comer tudo - acabar (de comer)
• Portuguese (PT): comer tudo - acabar (de comer)
• Chinese (Simplified): 吃光 - 吃完
• Chinese (Traditional): 喫光 - 喫完
• Hindi: पूरा खा लेना
• Arabic: انتهِ من أكلك - كُل كل شيء
• Bengali: সব খেয়ে নাও - শেষ করে খাও
• Russian: доедай - съесть всё
• Japanese: 全部食べる - 残さず食べる
• Vietnamese: ăn hết
• Korean: 다 먹다
• Turkish: hepsini ye
• Urdu: سب کچھ کھا لو
• Indonesian: habiskan - makan habis

Example Sentences

Please eat up all your vegetables.

basic

He quickly ate up his breakfast.

basic

The children ate up every last piece of cake.

basic

Wow, you really ate up that pizza fast!

natural

These apps really eat up my phone's battery.

natural

If you don't eat up soon, your food will get cold.

natural