What does ate mean?
Ate means simple past of eat.
Ate
/eɪt/ · verb
Meaning
simple past of eat.
Definitions by Sense
- simple past of eat
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat
- An elder sister
- A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
Example Sentences
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[…]
So I'd have ate when me Dad had ate, sort of thing, I think, you know when he come home from work, I'd have waited for him, I wouldn't have said I wanted mine at four o'clock[…]
Synonyms for ate
Antonyms for ate
Related Words
Word Forms
- et
- ates
Usage Notes
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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.
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