"have a bite" meaning in English

See have a bite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: has a bite [present, singular, third-person], having a bite [participle, present], had a bite [participle, past], had a bite [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a bite}} have a bite (third-person singular simple present has a bite, present participle having a bite, simple past and past participle had a bite)
  1. (idiomatic) To eat a quick, light snack. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Food and drink Related terms: take a bite
    Sense id: en-have_a_bite-en-verb-wQdx-X2Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for have a bite meaning in English (1.2kB)

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