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Word entry · 3 letters

ate

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"Consumed a meal"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /eɪt/Sorted aetStarts with AEnds with E12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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 answer12 curated clues

01Consumed a meal3 letters
02Consumed dinner3 letters
03Dined3 letters
04Enjoyed a meal3 letters
05Enjoyed lunch3 letters
06Finished dinner3 letters
07Had a bite3 letters
08Had dinner3 letters

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