et
//ɛt//
formalDefinitions
1.Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.(Dialectal)
- It must have been somethin’ I et!
- So we got to talking together while he et his breakfast.
- They eat to grow, grow to die / Die to be et at the hamburger fry.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #903
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt.
Doublet of ate.