snack
verb/snæk/
/snæk/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snack | /snæk/ /snæk/ |
| he / she / it snacks | /snæks/ /snæks/ |
| past simple snacked | /snækt/ /snækt/ |
| past participle snacked | /snækt/ /snækt/ |
| -ing form snacking | /ˈsnækɪŋ/ /ˈsnækɪŋ/ |
- to eat snacks between or instead of main meals
- If you snack between meals, try to avoid sugary foods like chocolate.
- snack on something It's healthier to snack on fruit rather than chocolate.
- I usually have a light lunch and then snack on fruit and nuts during the afternoon.
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent.Want to learn more?
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