eaten
[ eet-n ]
/ ˈit n /
verb
a past participle of eat.
Words nearby eaten
OTHER WORDS FROM eaten
half-eat·en, adjectiveun·eat·en, adjectiveDefinition for eaten (2 of 2)
Origin of eat
before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere
OTHER WORDS FROM eat
eat·er, nounout·eat, verb (used with object), out·ate, out·eat·en, out·eat·ing.un·der·eat, verb (used without object), un·der·ate, un·der·eat·en, un·der·eat·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for eaten (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for eaten (2 of 3)
EAT
EAZ
abbreviation for
Tanzania (international car registration)
Word Origin for EAT
from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar)
British Dictionary definitions for eaten (3 of 3)
eat
/ (iːt) /
verb eats, eating, ate or eaten
Derived forms of eat
eater, nounWord Origin for eat
Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi
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Medical definitions for eaten
eat
[ ēt ]
v.
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
To consume, ravage, or destroy by or as if by ingesting, such as by a disease.
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Idioms and Phrases with eaten
eat
In addition to the idioms beginning with eat
- eat and run
- eat away at
- eat crow
- eat high off the hog
- eat in
- eat like a bird
- eat one's cake and have it, too
- eat one's hat
- eat one's heart out
- eat one's words
- eat out
- eat out of someone's hand
- eat shit
- eat someone alive
- eat someone out
- eat someone out of house and home
- eat someone's ass out
- eat someone's lunch
- eat someone up
- eat up
also see:
- dog eat dog
- proof of the pudding is in the eating
- what's eating you
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