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bite

[ bahyt ]
/ baɪt /
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verb (used with object), bit, bit·ten or bit, bit·ing.
verb (used without object), bit, bit·ten or bit, bit·ing.
noun
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Idioms about bite

Origin of bite

First recorded before 1000; Middle English biten, Old English bītan; cognate with Old High German bīzan (German beissen ), Gothic beitan, Old Norse bīta; akin to Latin findere “to split”

OTHER WORDS FROM bite

bit·a·ble, bite·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bite

bight, bite , byte
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British Dictionary definitions for bite

bite
/ (baɪt) /

verb bites, biting, bit or bitten
noun

Derived forms of bite

biter, noun

Word Origin for bite

Old English bītan; related to Latin findere to split, Sanskrit bhedati he splits
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