"bitten" meaning in English

See bitten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪt.ən/, [ˈbɪt.n̩], [ˈbɪʔ.n̩] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitten.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bitten.wav [US]
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 Translations (that has received a bite): mordu (French), gebissen (German), morso (Italian), mordido (Portuguese), mordido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bitten-en-adj-GKD7mzvy Disambiguation of 'that has received a bite': 98 2
  2. (botany) Abruptly cut off, as roots or leaves may be. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: premorse Translations ((botany) abruptly cut off): premorso (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bitten-en-adj-eE5yuwrL Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 70 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 60 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 63 17 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 70 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 68 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 73 16 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(botany) abruptly cut off': 1 99

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɪt.ən/, [ˈbɪt.n̩], [ˈbɪʔ.n̩] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitten.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bitten.wav [US]
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 22 72 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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      "code": "fr",
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