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To consume food by eating it.
彼はご飯を食べています。
He is eating rice.
This is the most common meaning of the verb '食べる' in everyday Japanese.
Use '食べる' in formal contexts and '食う' in casual settings with close friends or family.
'食べる' is a regular verb and follows standard Japanese verb conjugation rules.
Derived from the verb '食べる' (kuu), which comes from the Old Japanese verb 'くふ' (kuphu).
The verb '食べる' is a formal and polite way to say 'to eat.' The informal version is '食う' (kuu), which is more casual and sometimes considered rude in formal contexts.