bitten

[ bit-n ]
/ ˈbɪt n /

verb

a past participle of bite.

OTHER WORDS FROM bitten

un·bit·ten, adjective

Definition for bitten (2 of 2)

bite
[ bahyt ]
/ baɪt /

verb (used with object), bit, bit·ten or bit, bit·ing.

verb (used without object), bit, bit·ten or bit, bit·ing.

noun

Origin of bite

before 1000; Middle English biten, Old English bītan; cognate with Old High German bīzan (German beissen), Gothic beitan, Old Norse bīta; akin to Latin findere to split

OTHER WORDS FROM bite

bit·a·ble, bite·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bite

bight bite byte

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British Dictionary definitions for bitten (1 of 2)

bitten
/ (ˈbɪtən) /

verb

the past participle of bite

British Dictionary definitions for bitten (2 of 2)

bite
/ (baɪt) /

verb bites, biting, bit or bitten

noun

Derived forms of bite

biter, noun

Word Origin for bite

Old English bītan; related to Latin findere to split, Sanskrit bhedati he splits

Medical definitions for bitten

bite
[ bīt ]

v.

To cut, grip, or tear with the teeth.
To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.

n.

The act of biting.
A puncture or laceration of the skin by the teeth of an animal or the mouthparts of an insect or similar organism.

Idioms and Phrases with bitten (1 of 2)

bitten

see once bitten, twice shy; also see bite.

Idioms and Phrases with bitten (2 of 2)

bite