bite

Pronunciation

• enPR: bīt, IPA ^(key): /baɪt/

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• Homophone: byte

Verb

Plain form bite

Third-person singular bites

Past tense bit

Past participle bitten

Present participle biting

people biting some food

A Mosquito is biting a person

(transitive & intransitive)

1. If a person or animal bites something, they put it between their teeth and squeeze.

   I'm afraid of dogs. I think they'll bite me.

2. If an insect bites someone, it puts a substance into your skin.

Noun

Singular bite

Plural bites

1. One bite is the amount of food that can go in your mouth at one time.
2. An insect bite is the itchy mark on the skin of a person or animal where an insect has bitten them.