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took a bite

took a bite is the simple past of take a bite.

Meaning of take a bite

Verb

take a bite (third-person singular simple present takes a bite, present participle taking a bite, simple past took a bite, past participle taken a bite)

  1. (idiomatic) To eat a quick, light snack.
  2. (idiomatic) Try something out, give it a shot.
    • Attracted by their Hollies-like harmonies and Sgt. Pepper styling, EMI took a bite and ushered the guys into the Abbey Road studios in London.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 322

Questions about took a bite

What is took a bite the simple past of?
Took a bite is the simple past of take a bite.

Words near took a bite in the dictionary

  1. took (something) to
  2. took a back seat
  3. took a bath
  4. took a bead on
  5. took a beat
  6. took a bite
  7. took a bite out of
  8. took a bow
  9. took a break
  10. took a breath
  11. took a breather

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