Ate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /eɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ate is a verb meaning simple past of eat.
Meaning
simple past of eat.
More Meanings
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat
- An elder sister
- A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
Example Sentences
“Haven't ate all the eggs, I hope? For I be hungry as a hunter[…]
As soon as all had ate, and the elder ones paid, the carriage was ordered; […]
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.
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[…]
Word Forms
- ates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include took, downed, conundrum, eroded, tat, consumed.
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