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ate

/eɪt/

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What does ate mean?

verb

  1. simple past of eat
  2. past participle of eat

noun

  1. An elder sister
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.

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IPA pronunciation

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The station agent ate as if he had never been fed before, apologizing every time he took another piece of fried chicken.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, bathed in a little brook, and then ate a portion of his bread and cheese.
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Marvelous Land of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #54
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He joined them, and ate voraciously, declaring that it was worth a month's illness to have things taste so good once more.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133
Then the old woman opened the sideboard, and ate and drank, had a mattress which she owned brought in, and installed herself.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
I sat down before the window, took out the biscuits that still remained to me, and ate them with an excellent appetite.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe island of Doctor MoreauProject Gutenberg ebook #159