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eaten

[ eet-n ]

/ ˈit n /

verb

a past participle of eat.

OTHER WORDS FROM eaten

half-eat·en, adjective un·eat·en, adjective

Words nearby eaten

eat up, eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die, eatable, eatables, eatage, eaten, eatery, eath, eating, eating disorder, eating epilepsy

Example sentences from the Web for half-eaten

At six, I told my mother - proudly and with half-eaten crayon on my face - that "children were yucky and dogs were better."

Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories |Harry Siegel |February 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
They step in front of an enormous oil painting depicting a half-eaten bowl of rice.

India's Hot Art Bazaar |Rebecca Byerly |January 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Within three seconds, I was left alone in the booth with his plate of half-eaten eggs, as he disappeared out into the sunlight.

How I Became a Hollywood Pariah |Nicole LaPorte |April 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Their own sad plates are decorated with cold, half-eaten vegetables.

How Bad Parenting Became Cool |Margaret Carlson |June 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Then came the tap of the drum, and the regiment rose from a half-eaten meal, and lined up as if on parade.

The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him |Paul Leicester Ford
Here in the eagles' nest in the gallery you can see a half-eaten rabbit's leg hanging out over the edge, and other nasty remains.

The Children's Book of London |Geraldine Edith Mitton
Her forearms were lightly folded, and in one hand she held a half-eaten fruit.

A Voyage to Arcturus |David Lindsay
Kut-le was growing either defiant or careless, for he had left a heap of ashes and a pile of half-eaten desert mice.

The Heart of the Desert |Honor Willsie Morrow
It was a half-eaten chicken hidden in a clump of grass and bushes.

The Adventures of Old Man Coyote |Thornton W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for half-eaten (1 of 2)

half-eaten

adjective

(of food, a meal, etc) partially consumed he pushed his half-eaten meal away

British Dictionary definitions for half-eaten (2 of 2)

eaten

/ (ˈiːtən) /

verb

the past participle of eat