et

¹ American  

[et] / ɛt /

verb

Nonstandard: Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S.

1. a simple past tense of eat.

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et ² American  

[et] / ɛt /

conjunction

Latin.

1. and.

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Et ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ethyl.

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-et ⁴ American  

1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.

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e.t. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. electrical transcription.

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E.T. ⁶ American  

Or ET

abbreviation

1. Eastern time.

2. extraterrestrial.

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ET ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people

2. Egypt (international car registration)

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-et ² British  

suffix

1. small or lesser

   islet

   baronet

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Et ³ British  

symbol

1. ethyl

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et ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Ethiopia

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Etymology

Origin of -et

Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)

Example Sentences

“Ego descite, discis, et discit.”

From Literature

ET for a livestream ahead of the address.

From The Wall Street Journal

ET Monday, with hubs in the New York and Boston metropolitan areas hardest hit, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will be screened in the US on E! at 20.00 ET.

From BBC

ET, triggering a shutdown of the agency, though many operations continue.

From The Wall Street Journal