"bitten" meaning in English

See bitten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪtn̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitten.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bitten.wav
Rhymes: -ɪtən Etymology: Morphologically bit + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bit|en<id:past participle>}} bit + -en Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bitten (not comparable)
  1. That has received a bite. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bitten-en-adj-GKD7mzvy
  2. (botany) Abruptly cut off, as roots or leaves may be. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: premorse
    Sense id: en-bitten-en-adj-eE5yuwrL Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 70 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 60 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 63 17 7 7 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɪtn̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitten.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bitten.wav
Rhymes: -ɪtən Etymology: Morphologically bit + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bit|en<id:past participle>}} bit + -en Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bitten
  1. past participle of bite Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bite
    Sense id: en-bitten-en-verb-CALK5MLd Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -en (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (past participle): 5 27 69 Derived forms: bitten by the same bug, bittenness, fleabitten, flea-bitten, fly-bitten, forebitten, frostbitten, hard-bitten, hungerbitten, once bitten, twice shy, snakebitten, unbitten, windbitten, yeast-bitten

Inflected forms

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