bitten

CEFRB1

/ˈbɪt.ən/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Abruptly cut off, as roots or leaves may be.

Examples

  • If you go near a camel, you risk being bitten.

  • I've been badly bitten by mosquitoes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɪʔ.n̩]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. That has received a bite.

  2. past participle of bite

More examples

In context

  • My dog has never bitten anyone before.

  • the postman's bitten leg

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After being bitten by a mosquito, she applied cream to the itchy blank area.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Morphologically bit + -en.