This is the 484th most frequent German word.
essen
"To eat."
Used as a present tense verb to indicate the action of eating.
Ich esse jeden Morgen Brot.
I eat bread every morning.
Used in the infinitive form to describe the activity of eating as an object of another verb.
Sie möchten in einem Restaurant essen.
They want to eat in a restaurant.
Used as a noun to refer to a meal or food.