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eaten
[ eet-n ]
/ Ëit n /
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verb
a past participle of eat. QUIZ
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OTHER WORDS FROM eaten
half-eaten, adjectiveun·eat·en, adjectiveWords nearby eaten
eatage,
eat and run,
eat away at,
eat crow,
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die,
eaten,
eatery,
eath,
eat high off the hog,
eat humble pie,
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How to use eaten in a sentence
But the medical examiner reported that Brinsley had eaten nothing at all.
They had hoped the autopsy would show Brinsley had eaten something that would point them in the right direction.
It was forbidden to be eaten, and seen as having powers that beat back âdemons and sorcerersâ as well as âmisfortune.â
âI happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,â Asprey says.
By nightfall, I had showered, eaten some soup that a friend brought me, and I slept in my room for 12 solid hours.
He silenced her with a gesture, and, leaving a piece of toast half-eaten on his plate, he got up and went into his study.
He ate as many as he wanted and then, as he always felt sleepy after he had eaten, he thought he would lie down and have a nap.
They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.
Here Mr. Samuel Weller, who had silently eaten his oysters with tranquil smiles, cried âHear!â
Clarence's papa said the candy had better be eaten by monkeys than by boys; but I doubt whether Clarence was of that opinion.
British Dictionary definitions for eaten
verb
the past participle of eat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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