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ate

/eɪt/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To consume or eat (food)

    - "I ate a sandwich for lunch."
    - "They ate dinner at a fancy restaurant."
  • Verb

    A past tense and past participle of the verb 'eat'

    - "He has ate all the cookies."
    - "She has ate breakfast already."
Pronunciation
  1. /eɪt/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=195875"
Synonyms

bother , disturb , worry , consume , swallow , breakfast , chow down , dine , dinner , feed one's face , lunch , supper , tea
Rhymes
Words rhyming with ate
bate , fate , hate , mate , plate , state
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Ate (en) : A type of clay used in pottery

  2. Ate (en) : A type of ancient Greek goddess of war

Variants
List of all variants of ate that leads to same result
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Forms
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ate (past tense and past participle of eat)

Etymology
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The word 'ate' comes from the Old English word 'etan', which means 'to eat'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'ate' is also used as a verb in the context of playing a game or competing, as in 'He ate his opponent in the chess match'.

  2. In the Bible, the word 'ate' is used to describe the sin of Adam and Eve, who 'ate' the fruit from the tree of knowledge.

Related Concepts
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  1. Eating: The act of consuming food for nourishment

  2. Digestion: The process by which food is broken down and absorbed by the body

Culture
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In literature, the word 'ate' is often used in various contexts, such as in the phrase 'ate one another' to describe a situation of conflict and destruction.

How to Memorize "ate"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine yourself eating a delicious meal.
    - Visualize the act of chewing and swallowing food.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'ate' with the act of eating.
    - Think of the word 'ate' as a past tense of 'eat'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Ate all the apples' to remember the past tense 'ate'.

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