et
Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.
Verb
- Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.
- So we got to talking together while he et his breakfast. - 1896, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Tom Sawyer, Detective...
- 'Boss,' says the cabby, 'I et a steak in that restaurant once. If you're real hungry, I advise you to try the saddle-shops first.' - 1907, O. Henry, Seats of the Haughty:
- Well, I don't care if he does! I can remember the time when he et a good old-fashioned supper. - 1919, Bess Streeter Aldrich, A Long-Distance Call From Jim:
Origin
From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt. Doublet of ate.