bit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bit)

Inflections of 'bit' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bits
v 3rd person singular
bitting
v pres p
bitted
v past
bitted
v past p
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From the verb bite: (⇒ conjugate)
bit is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past

Collocations for "bit"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bit" in context.

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bite

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. bite into [a sandwich, a cookie, an apple]
  2. biting on [a piece of grass, her neck]
  3. the [dog, puppy, kitten] was biting at [her, his heels]
  4. the [dog] bit me (on)
  5. the [dog] bit her on the [leg, arm, nose]
  6. [nipping, scratching, kicking] and biting
  7. bite down (on)
  8. bite through the [crust, top]
  9. bite off [the end, a piece] (of)
  10. (don't) bite your nails
  11. (don't) bite off more than you can chew
  12. (have to) bite the bullet
  13. [business, economy] is biting back
  14. being bitten by [flies, mosquitos, the wind]
  15. the fish are (not) biting (today)
  16. didn't bite on the [offer, proposal, trick]
  17. but he wasn't biting
  18. slang: [just, he can] bite me!
  19. don't worry, I [don't, won't] bite!
n
  1. a [dog, mosquito, bug, spider] bite
  2. a [little, quick, big, huge] bite (of the sandwich)
  3. the [first, last] bite (of)
  4. [savor, enjoy] every bite
  5. let's [grab, get, have] a bite to eat
  6. [grab] a quick bite to eat
  7. took a [small, big] bite (of)
  8. have [another, one more] bite
  9. can I [have, try] (just) a bite?
  10. can I [have] a bite of your [cake, pizza]?
  11. haven't touched a bite of your [food, meal]
  12. [scratch, relieve] a mosquito bite
  13. were given two bites of the cherry
  14. this [wind, wine] has quite a bite
  15. his bark is worse than his bite
n as adj
  1. bite-size [pieces, chunks]
'bit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a little - application - arm - awkward - basil - beef - behind - belated - belt - best - bind - bite - bland - blanket - bother - bounce - bright - bulky - bummer - chilly - chuck - chunk - cleavage - clumsy - collar - comedy - cookie - courage - crunch - debate - difference - digging - dill - disappointing - discipline - dodgy - dog - drama - drill - drizzle - dust - edge - embarrassed - embarrassing - empathy - encouragement - enthusiasm - envious - envy - every

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