bitten

Morphologically bit +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪtən/, /ˈbɪtn̩/

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  Rhymes: -ɪtən

bitten

1. past participle of bite

   My dog has never bitten anyone before.

• BITNET, Bettin, bettin'

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• Rhymes: -ɪtən

bitten

1. plural of bit

From Middle High German bitten, from Old High German bitten, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną. Compare Low German bidden, Dutch bidden, English bid, Danish bede.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪtn̩/, /ˈbɪtən/

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• Hyphenation: bit‧ten

bitten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present bittet, past tense bat, past participle gebeten, past subjunctive bäte, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to ask, to beg, to plead, to request

   Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank

   We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks.

2. (transitive) to ask, to invite

   auf ein Bier bitten ― to invite (someone) to have a beer

   ins Zimmer bitten ― to invite (someone) to come in (literally, “to invite (someone) into a room”)

   zu Tisch bitten ― to invite (someone) to the table

• “bitten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “bitten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “bitten” in Duden online
• “bitten” in OpenThesaurus.de

From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, whence also Old Saxon biddian, Old English biddan, Old Norse biðja, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan).

bitten

1. to ask

• Middle High German: bitten
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: pittan

    Mòcheno: pitten

  • German: bitten
  • Yiddish: ביטן (bitn)

bitten

1. ablative singular of bit