Food / A1

MEET/miːt/

Food from animals — chicken, beef, lamb — is meat. Meat is uncountable: some meat, a piece of meat. Vegetables are the plant pair on a plate. Some people do not eat meat. Meat and meal look similar: a meal is breakfast or dinner.

Meaning

The flesh of an animal used as food.

Examples

• “Some people do not eat meat.”
• “This meat needs more salt.”
• “Is there any meat in the sauce?”

Good to know

Uncountable: some meat. Not meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

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