eaten

English

Alternative forms

• etten (colloquial/dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English eten, from Old English eten, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etanaz; morphologically eat +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːtən/, [ˈiːtn̩], [ˈiːʔn̩]

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• Homophones: Eaton, Eton, eating
• Rhymes: -iːtən

Verb

eaten

1. past participle of eat

Adjective

eaten (comparative more eaten, superlative most eaten)

1. (especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating.

Derived terms

• eaten bread is soon forgotten
• half-eaten
• moth-eaten
• uneaten

Anagrams

• atene, enate