eat properly
This page is about the collocation eat properly
collocation pattern: verb + adverb
Meaning
to eat proper amounts of healthy food
For example
- A lot of old people who live alone don't eat properly.
- If you don't eat properly, you'll have health problems one day.
Similar collocations include "eat sensibly" and "eat healthily". A second meaning of "eat properly" is to eat with good table manners.
Contributor: Matt Errey