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

“Latinos are lieutenants and nurses and doctors, et cetera!”

From Los Angeles Times

“We were going to get married!” she told her parents—it was the truth!—but the cart had already preceded the horse, the milk had been drunk without the cow’s purchase, et cetera, et cetera.

From Literature

ET with a discussion of the Fed’s balance sheet in Miami.

From Barron's

ET, following lukewarm demand for two-year and five-year tenders earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brookfield Asset Management and Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec are teaming up to buy Boralex in a deal worth about 3.8 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of US$2.76 billion, that aims to accelerate the Canadian renewable energy company’s growth as a private company.

From The Wall Street Journal