American English pronunciation
How to pronounce diet
IPA transcription: ['daɪət]
Hear “diet” pronounced
['daɪət]
Quality: 0.99
['daɪət]
Quality: 0.99
['daɪət]
Quality: 0.99
Noun
-
a prescribed selection of foods
-
a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
-
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
-
the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
Verb
-
follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
“He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet”
-
eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
Usage examples
- The diet's high fat ratio may increase the risk of heart disease.
- Imperial diet.
- She plans to write a third, "The Kind Diet Cookbook".
- Dietary supplements also lack evidence to support their use.
- Their diet consists mainly of fruits, insects and leaves.
- Because she is diabetic, a low-carbohydrate diet is recommended.
- Exercise and diet can restore vitality.
- I have the diet of a kid who found twenty dollars.
- I have the diet of a kid who found twenty dollars.
- The diet of Sclater's guenon is unknown.