bite (verb)
41bite — [OE] The Old English verb bītan came from prehistoric Germanic *bītan, which also produced German beissen and Dutch bijten. The short vowel version of the base, *bit , was the source of bit, beetle, and probably bitter, and is also represented in …
42bite — [OE] The Old English verb bītan came from prehistoric Germanic *bītan, which also produced German beissen and Dutch bijten. The short vowel version of the base, *bit , was the source of bit, beetle, and probably bitter, and is also represented in …
43ˈbite sth ˌoff — phrasal verb to separate something from the main part by biting I bit off a chunk of chocolate.[/ex] …
44take a bite — verb To eat a quick, light snack …
45Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
46Serial verb construction — The serial verb construction is a syntactic phenomenon common to many African and Asian languages. In this construction, two or more verbs can be juxtaposed in one clause, sharing the same subject (or subject and object) and tense aspect modality …
47Stretched verb — A stretched verb is a complex predicate composed of a light verb and an eventive noun. An example is the English phrase take a bite out of , which is semantically similar to the simple verb bite . The concept has been used in studies of German… …
48Monotransitive verb — A monotransitive verb is a verb that takes two arguments: a subject and a single direct object. For example, the verbs buy, bite, break, and eat are monotransitive in English. Verbs are categorized in terms of transitivity (i. e. how many and… …
49crib-bite — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from crib biter & crib biting : to be addicted to crib biting • crib biter ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun * * * crib biter, n. /krib buyt /, v.i., crib bit, crib bitten or crib bit, crib biting. Vet.… …
50back|bite — «BAK BYT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, bit, bit|ten or bit, bit|ing. to speak evil of; slander (an absent person). SYNONYM(S): defame, malign, revile. – …
