Take with Food: Meaning, Usage, and Examples

Meaning 1：consume with food (take with food)

take with food 🔊

/teɪk wɪð fuːd/

phr.

To consume something, like medicine, while eating a meal or snack, usually to avoid stomach upset or help absorption.

Take with food phrase illustration person holding pill and apple

consume with food 🔊

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/kənˈsjuːm wɪð fuːd/

phr.

To ingest a substance, especially medicine, together with a meal or snack, typically to minimize side effects or improve efficacy.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'tacan' + 'wiþ' + 'fōda' – to ingest with nourishment.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a vitamin bottle: 'Take with food' – fork and pill together.

📖 Example

The label on the vitamin bottle says to take it with food to avoid feeling sick. 🔊 The label on the vitamin bottle instructs to consume it with food to prevent nausea.

🔗 Collocations

take medication with food – consume medicine together with a meal

take supplements with food – ingest dietary supplements alongside a meal

take pills with food – consume tablets together with food

🔄 Synonyms

have with meal (phr.) – to consume something during or right after a meal

ingest with food (phr.) – to take a substance into the body together with nourishment

consume alongside food (phr.) – to eat or drink something at the same time as eating food

🚫 Antonyms

take on an empty stomach (phr.) – to consume a substance without having eaten anything beforehand

take without food (phr.) – to ingest a substance while not eating any solid or liquid nourishment

📖 Cultural Story

Commonly found on prescription labels, this phrase originated from medical advice to take medication with meals to reduce stomach irritation or enhance absorption.