"et" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-et.wav
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From Middle English et, from Old English æt, first and third person singular indicative of Old English etan (“to eat”). Doublet of ate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|et}} Middle English et, {{inh|en|ang|æt}} Old English æt, {{der|en|ang|etan|t=to eat}} Old English etan (“to eat”), {{doublet|en|ate}} Doublet of ate Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} et
  1. (informal, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat Tags: alt-of, dialectal, informal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: ate (extra: the simple past and past participle of eat)

Alternative forms

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          "text": "It must have been somethin’ I et!"
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          "text": "[My banishment was p]etty spite on the part of the Lord President, just because they [my lab mice] et his cat.",
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          "text": "They eat to grow, grow to die / Die to be et at the hamburger fry.",
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          "text": "Something I et?",
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          "text": "They eat to grow, grow to die / Die to be et at the hamburger fry.",
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