eaten

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/ˈiː.tn̩/[ˈiː.tn̩][ˈiː.ʔn̩]

adjective

Having been consumed by eating.

OriginMiddle English eten ← Old English eten ← Proto-West Germanic *etan →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

verb

alternative etten

  1. participlepastpast participle of eat
adjectiveeaten (comparative more eaten, superlative most eaten)

comparative more eaten · superlative most eaten · alternative etten

  1. especiallyin compoundsHaving been consumed by eating.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*etanaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*etan
  3. Old Englisheten
  4. Middle Englisheten
  5. Englisheaten

From Middle English eten, from Old English eten, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etanaz; morphologically eat + -en.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eaten

beatenwheatonKeatonunbeatenEtonsweetenwheatenCretanbesweetenheatenorvietan
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Sounds the same

EatonEtoneatingEatonEtoneating

Anagrams

Teenaateneenate
Cite this entry
APA

eaten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eaten

MLA

“eaten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eaten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eaten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eaten.

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