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eaten one's terms

eaten one's terms is the past participle of eat one's terms.

Meaning of eat one's terms

Verb

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)

  1. (archaic) To study for the bar, in order to practise law.

Questions about eaten one's terms

What is eaten one's terms the past participle of?
Eaten one's terms is the past participle of eat one's terms.

Words near eaten one's terms in the dictionary

  1. eaten one's heart out
  2. eaten one's own
  3. eaten one's own dog food
  4. eaten one's pride
  5. eaten one's seed corn
  6. eaten one's terms
  7. eaten one's Wheaties
  8. eaten one's words
  9. eaten one's young
  10. eaten out
  11. eaten out of someone's hand

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