Definitions and meaning of ate
ate
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /eɪt/
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- (UK) IPA(key): /eɪt/, (dialectal) /ɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪt
- Homophones: ait, eight, eyot
Verb
ate
- simple past tense of eat
- Synonym: et (colloquial)
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat
Anagrams
- AET, ETA, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, eat, eta, tea, æt.
Asturian
Verb
ate
- first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of atar
Basque
Noun
ate inan
- door, entrance
- pass, gorge
- goal
Declension
Drehu
Pronunciation
Verb
ate
- to know, be knowledgable
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
ate
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of eten
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- Obsolete spelling of yate
Japanese
Romanization
ate
- Rōmaji transcription of あて
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
até
- (anatomy) liver
Laboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver
- (figuratively) heart
Derived terms
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “ate”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
- Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Lindu
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver
Lithuanian
Interjection
ate
- (informal) goodbye
- Synonyms: iki, viso gero
Mandinka
Pronoun
ate
- he, him (personal pronoun)
- she, her (personal pronoun)
- it (personal pronoun)
See also
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)
Middle English
Noun
ate
- Alternative form of ote
Mori Bawah
Pronunciation
Noun
ate
- liver
References
- The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684
Ojibwe
Verb
ate (changed conjunct form eteg, reduplicated form ayate, augmented form atemagad)
- be (in a certain place)
- Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.
- The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.
Conjugation
See also
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ate-vii
Portuguese
Verb
ate
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of atar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of atar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of atar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of atar
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈate/, [ˈat̪e]
Etymology 1
Of Nahuatl origin.
Noun
ate m (plural ates)
- a kind of Mexican jelly candy made by cooking fruit pulp, usually from guava, quince, peach or prickly pear.
- Synonym: dulce
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
ate
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of atar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of atar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of atar.
Further reading
- “ate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí).
Noun
ate (masculine kuya)
- a big sister: an elder sister, especially the eldest.
- (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young woman or girl or any female older than oneself; miss; sis
- (informal) A female upperclasswoman; a female senior
See also
Synonyms
Tocharian B
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Tocharian *āté, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Adverb
ate
- away
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) , “ate”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 10
Wauja
Pronunciation
Interjection
ate
- ow, ouch (expressing pain in response to heat)
References
- E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.
Source: wiktionary.org- reckless ambition that drives one to ruin.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)