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See also: Bitten
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
bitten
- past participle of bite
- My dog has never bitten anyone before.
Derived terms
Adjective
bitten (not comparable)
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
bitten
German
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Verb
bitten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present bittet, past tense bat, past participle gebeten, past subjunctive bäte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to ask, to beg, to plead, to request [(optional) with accusative or bei (+ dative) ‘someone’, along with um (+ accusative) ‘for something, e.g. help, understanding, pardon, the next dance, etc.’; or (dated) with accusative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘for something’; or with accusative ‘someone’, along with zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’ or dass (+ clause) ‘that someone do something’]
- Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank
- We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks.
- (transitive) to ask, to invite [with accusative ‘someone’, along with auf (+ accusative) ‘to something, e.g. (to have) a glass of wine’ or zu (+ dative) ‘to something, e.g. to dinner, to the table, etc.’ or in (+ accusative) ‘somewhere, e.g. (to come) into a room’]
- 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
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, whence also Old Saxon biddian, Old English biddan, Old Norse biðja, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan).
Verb
bitten
- to ask
Conjugation
Conjugation of bittan (strong class 5)
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Turkish
Noun
bitten
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