ate

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

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /eɪt/

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• (UK) IPA: /ɛt/, /eɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪt
• Homophone: eight

Verb

ate

1. Simple past of eat.

Anagrams

• a.e.t., eat, ETA, eta, TEA, tea

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Basque

Noun

ate

1. door

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaːtə/

Verb

ate

1. singular past subjunctive of eten

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Fijian

Etymology

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

ate

1. Obsolete spelling of yate.

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Lithuanian

Interjection

ate

1. goodbye (informal)

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Maori

Etymology

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

ate

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

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Portuguese

Verb

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

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

ate

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈa.t̪e/

Etymology 1

Nahuatl origin

Noun

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

From atar

Verb

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.

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Tagalog

Noun

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?"