eaten

English

Alternative forms
  • etten (colloquial/dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English eten, from Old English eten, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etanaz; morphologically eat +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːtən/, [ˈiːtn̩], [ˈiːʔn̩]
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  • Homophones: Eaton, Eton, eating
  • Rhymes: -iːtən

Verb

eaten

  1. past participle of eat

Adjective

eaten (comparative more eaten, superlative most eaten)

  1. (especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating.

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