French Word of the Day
manger
/mahn-ZHAY/ • verb — 16th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to eat; to consume food
Examples
- Je mange une pomme.
(I am eating an apple.) - Tu veux manger quelque chose ?
(Do you want to eat something?) - Ils ont mangé trop vite.
(They ate too quickly.)
Synonyms
- dévorer
- consommer
- se nourrir
Use 'manger' for general acts of eating. It appears in many everyday expressions (e.g., 'manger sur le pouce' = eat quickly). Conjugate according to the subject (je mange, tu manges, il/elle mange, nous mangeons, etc.).
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