Meaning of خوردن | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to eat
   transitive
2. to drink
   transitive
3. to corrode, to damage, to wear away
   transitive
4. to run into, collide with
5. to fit, to match, to suit, to go along with
6. to suffer, to receive; used in various compound verbs, often with negative meaning.

Equivalents

Examples

“امروز چی خوردی؟”

What did you eat today?

“ملاها میگویند شراب خوردن گناه است.”

The mullahs say drinking wine is a sin.

“این گاز به شدت فلزات را میخورد.”

This gas severely corrodes metals.

“مواظب باش بچه، همیشه سرت به میز میخوره.”

Be careful kiddo, you always hit your head on the table.

“این صندلی به این میز نمیخوره.”

This chair doesn't fit this table.

“سرما خوردن”

to catch a cold

“غصه خوردن”

to become sad

“سیلی خوردن”

to get slapped in the face

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