abite
/əˈbaɪt/
abite verb: to bite; eat; devour.
Verb
abite (third-person singular simple present abites, present participle abiting, simple past abit, past participle abitten)
Forms of abite
| third-person singular present | abites |
|---|---|
| present participle | abiting |
| past | abit |
| past participle | abitten |
Origin of abite
From Middle English abiten, from Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bītaną (“to bite”), equivalent to a- + bite.
Words that rhyme with abite
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- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
Questions about abite
- What does abite mean?
- Abite means to bite; eat; devour.
- What part of speech is abite?
- Abite is a verb.
- How do you pronounce abite?
- Abite is pronounced /əˈbaɪt/.
- What is the past tense of abite?
- The past tense of abite is abit.
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