"ate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔɐ.te/ Forms: ates [plural]
Etymology: From Tagalog ate (“elder sister”), from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-ché, “eldest sister”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tl|ate|t=elder sister}} Tagalog ate (“elder sister”), {{der|en|nan-hbl|阿姊|t=eldest sister|tr=á-ché}} Hokkien 阿姊 (á-ché, “eldest sister”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ate (plural ates)
  1. (Philippines) An elder sister Tags: Philippines Categories (topical): Female family members, Siblings
    Sense id: en-ate-en-noun-JrMHWtm5 Disambiguation of Female family members: 38 15 24 24 Disambiguation of Siblings: 25 18 28 28 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 32 32
  2. (Philippines) A respectful title or form of address for an older woman. Tags: Philippines Categories (topical): Siblings
    Sense id: en-ate-en-noun-r5uVuuth Disambiguation of Siblings: 25 18 28 28 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: et [informal, pronunciation-spelling]
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /eɪt/ [US], /eɪt/ [Ireland, UK], /ɛt/ [Ireland, UK], [eːt] [Canada] Audio: en-us-ate.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ate
  1. simple past of eat Tags: form-of, past Form of: eat Categories (topical): Siblings
    Sense id: en-ate-en-verb-URKyZLb2 Disambiguation of Siblings: 25 18 28 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 32 32
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat Tags: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: eat Categories (topical): Siblings
    Sense id: en-ate-en-verb-AAr24FWN Disambiguation of Siblings: 25 18 28 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: et [informal, pronunciation-spelling]
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ate meaning in English (5.5kB)

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