bite

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

Old English bītan, cognates include Old Norse bíta (Danish bide), Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan), German beißen. Akin to Latin findo (“‘split’”).

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to bite

Third person singular
bites

Simple past
bit

Past participle
bitten

Present participle
biting

to bite (third-person singular simple present bites, present participle biting, simple past bit, past participle bitten)

  1. (transitive) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.
    As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
  2. (transitive) To hold something by clamping one’s teeth.
  3. (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
    That dog is about to bite!
  4. (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
    I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
  5. (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
    Are the fish biting today?
  6. (intransitive) To fall for a deception.
    I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
  7. (intransitive, of an insect) To sting.
    These mosquitoes are really biting today!
  8. (intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision.
    This music really bites.
  9. (intransitive, slang) To plagiarize.
    He's biting my style.

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to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth
to hold something by clamping one’s teeth
to attack with the teeth
to take hold
to bite a baited hook or other lure
to fall for a deception
to sting
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[edit] Noun

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Singular
bite

Plural
bites

bite (plural bites)

  1. The act of biting.
  2. The wound left behind after having been bitten.
    That snake bite really hurts!
  3. The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
    After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
  4. A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
    There were only a few bites left on the plate.
  5. (slang) Something unpleasant.
    That's really a bite!
  6. (slang) An act of plagiarism.
    That song is a bite of my song!
  7. A small meal or snack.
    I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.

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terms related to "bite"

[edit] Translations

act of biting
wound left behind after having been bitten
swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting
mouthful
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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Variant of bitte.

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bite f. (plural bites)

  1. (slang) knob, cock, dick

[edit] Latvian

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bite f.

  1. bee

[edit] Declension

Fifth declension noun
singular plural
nominative bite bites
genitive bites bišu
dative bitei bitēm
accusative biti bites
locative bitē bitēs


[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Verb

bite

  1. To bite.

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From the verb bitan.

[edit] Noun

bite m.

  1. bite
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