eat one's terms in English

Forms: eats one's terms [present, singular, third-person], eating one's terms [participle, present], ate one's terms [past], eaten one's terms [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: In allusion to the number of times in a term that a student must dine in the hall of an Inn of Court. Head templates: {{en-verb|eat<,,ate,eaten> one's terms}} eat one's terms (third-person singular simple present eats one's terms, present participle eating one's terms, simple past ate one's terms, past participle eaten one's terms)

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  "etymology_text": "In allusion to the number of times in a term that a student must dine in the hall of an Inn of Court.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eats one's terms",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eating one's terms",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate one's terms",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eaten one's terms",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To study for the bar, in order to practise law."
      ],
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        "(archaic) To study for the bar, in order to practise law."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "eat one's terms"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "In allusion to the number of times in a term that a student must dine in the hall of an Inn of Court.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eats one's terms",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eating one's terms",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate one's terms",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eaten one's terms",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "eat<,,ate,eaten> one's terms"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English lemmas",
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        "To study for the bar, in order to practise law."
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        "(archaic) To study for the bar, in order to practise law."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "eat one's terms"
}

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"eat one's terms" meaning in English

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