diet (verb)

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• diet — noun 1 food sb/sth usually eats ADJECTIVE ▪ good, healthful (AmE), healthy, nutritious, sensible ▪ balanced, varied, well balanced …   Collocations dictionary

• diet — Ⅰ. diet [1] ► NOUN 1) the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. 2) a restricted regime of eating, followed in order to lose weight or for medical reasons. 3) (before another noun ) (of food or drink) with reduced fat… …   English terms dictionary

• diet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English diete, from Anglo French, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthai to lead one s life Date: 13th century 1. a. food and drink regularly provided or consumed b. habitual… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• diet — I. /ˈdaɪət / (say duyuht) noun 1. food considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: milk is a wholesome article of diet. 2. a particular selection of food, especially as prescribed to improve the physical… …  

• Diet (assembly) — In politics, a diet is a formal deliberative assembly. The term is mainly used historically for the Imperial Diet, the general assembly of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire, and for the legislative bodies of certain countries.… …   Wikipedia

• diet — [[t]da͟ɪ͟ət[/t]] ♦♦ diets, dieting, dieted 1) N VAR Your diet is the type and range of food that you regularly eat. It s never too late to improve your diet. ...a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables... Poor diet and excess smoking will… …   English dictionary

• diet — I UK [ˈdaɪət] / US noun Word forms diet : singular diet plural diets *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the food that a person or animal usually eats Poor diet can affect the unborn baby. Try to eat a balanced diet. diet of: The bird has a diet of… …   English dictionary

• diet — di|et1 [ daıət ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the food that a person or animal usually eats: Poor diet can affect the unborn baby. Try to eat a balanced diet. diet of: The bird has a diet of nuts and berries. a ) count a limited amount of food… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• diet*/*/ — [ˈdaɪət] noun I 1) [C/U] the food that a person or animal usually eats Try to eat a balanced diet.[/ex] The bird has a diet of nuts and berries.[/ex] 2) [C] a limited range or amount of food that someone chooses to eat in order to be healthy or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• diet — {{11}}diet (1) regular food, early 13c., from O.Fr. diete (13c.) diet, pittance, fare, from M.L. dieta parliamentary assembly, also a day s work, diet, daily food allowance, from L. diaeta prescribed way of life, from Gk. diaita, originally way… …   Etymology dictionary

• diet — 1 noun 1 KIND OF FOOD (C, U) the kind of food that someone eats each day: It is important to have a balanced, healthy diet. | a vegetarian diet (+ of): They exist on a diet of fish. 2 TO GET THIN (C) a limited range and amount of food that you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English