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English
Alternative forms
- etten (colloquial/dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle English eten, from Old English eten, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etanaz; morphologically eat + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
eaten
- past participle of eat
Adjective
eaten (comparative more eaten, superlative most eaten)
- (especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating.
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