Definitions
Consumed food or took a meal.
Word origin
However, the pronunciation /ɛt/ likely continues Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt, with shortening as in e.g. thread.
Used in a sentence
“I have a very good appetite, have ate some excellent melons, and they have served me up some quails, the fattest and tenderest I have ever ate.”
“As soon as all had ate, and the elder ones paid, the carriage was ordered; […]”
““Haven't ate all the eggs, I hope? For I be hungry as a hunter[…]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer13 curated clues
01“Consumed a meal”3 letters
02“Consumed dinner”3 letters
03“Dined”3 letters
04“Enjoyed a meal”3 letters
05“Enjoyed lunch”3 letters
06“Finished dinner”3 letters
07“Had a bite”3 letters
08“Had dinner”3 letters
09“Had dinner, say”3 letters
10“Had supper”3 letters
11“Wasn't fasting”3 letters
12“Had a meal”3 letters
13“Consumed food”3 letters
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