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ate it

ate it is the simple past of eat it.

Meaning of eat it

Verb

eat it (third-person singular simple present eats it, present participle eating it, simple past ate it, past participle eaten it)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, it.
  2. (slang) To fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.
    Synonyms:
    faceplant
  3. (slang) To die

See all 4 meanings of eat it

Questions about ate it

What is ate it the simple past of?
Ate it is the simple past of eat it.

Words near ate it in the dictionary

  1. ate for two
  2. ate from the palm of someone's hand
  3. ate humble pie
  4. ate in
  5. ate into
  6. ate it
  7. ate lead
  8. ate like a bird
  9. ate like a horse
  10. ate like an animal
  11. ate one's cake and had it too

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