All-You-Can-Eat

A2 16+

Pronunciation: /ɔːl juː kən iːt/

Definitions of all-you-can-eat

noun a type of dining experience where customers can eat as much as they want for a fixed price

Example Sentences

A1 I went to an all-you-can-eat buffet with my family.

A2 The restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat deal on weekends.

B1 I love going to all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants.

B2 The cruise ship had an amazing all-you-can-eat seafood buffet.

C1 I indulged in the all-you-can-eat brunch at the luxurious hotel.

C2 The all-you-can-eat barbecue festival was a food lover's dream.

Examples of all-you-can-eat in a Sentence

formal The restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat buffet for a fixed price.

informal Let's go to that place with the all-you-can-eat deal.

slang I'm craving some all-you-can-eat action tonight.

figurative Her appetite for knowledge is like an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Grammatical Forms of all-you-can-eat

past tense

ate all you could

plural

all-you-can-eats

comparative

more all-you-can-eat

superlative

most all-you-can-eat

present tense

all-you-can-eat

future tense

will all-you-can-eat

perfect tense

have all-you-can-eaten

continuous tense

is all-you-can-eating

singular

all-you-can-eat

positive degree

all-you-can-eat

infinitive

to all-you-can-eat

gerund

all-you-can-eating

participle

all-you-can-eaten

Origin and Evolution of all-you-can-eat

First Known Use: 1950 year
Language of Origin: English
Story behind the word: The term 'all-you-can-eat' originated in the United States in the mid-20th century.
Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of restaurants offering unlimited food for a fixed price, the term has since expanded to include various industries such as buffets, cruise ships, and events.