ate

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See also ATE, até, átʼé, atë, -ate, and -áte

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

ate

  1. Simple past of eat.

Anagrams [edit]


Basque [edit]

Noun [edit]

ate

  1. door

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈaːtə/

Verb [edit]

ate

  1. singular past subjunctive of eten

Fijian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun [edit]

ate

  1. Obsolete spelling of yate.

Lithuanian [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ate

  1. goodbye (informal)

Maori [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun [edit]

ate

  1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

ate

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of atar
  3. first-person singular imperative of atar
  4. third-person singular imperative of atar

Rapa Nui [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun [edit]

ate

  1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Spanish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈa.t̪e/

Etymology 1 [edit]

Nahuatl origin

Noun [edit]

ate m (plural ates)

  1. A kind of Mexican jelly candy made by cooking fruit pulp, usually from guava, quince, peach or prickly pear.

Etymology 2 [edit]

From atar

Verb [edit]

ate (infinitive atar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of atar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of atar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of atar.

Tagalog [edit]

Noun [edit]

ate

  1. A big sister: an elder sister, especially the eldest.
    Nagluto sina ate at nanay ng aming pananghalian. — Our big sister and Mother prepared lunch.
  2. (informal) Any female who deserves respect or reverence because of her age.
    Bumili ako ng pagkain kay ate. — I bought my food from the food stall vendor.
  3. (informal) Any female who belongs to a higher education level than to someone else, a senior.
    Tinanong ko ang ate sa hayskul, "Ate, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul". — I asked my senior from high school, "What activities do you do in high school?"