take a bite

verb

To eat a quick, light snack.

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Meanings

verbtake a bite (third-person singular simple present takes a bite, present participle taking a bite, simple past took a bite, past participle taken a bite)

present singular third person takes a bite · participle present taking a bite · past took a bite · participle past taken a bite

  1. idiomaticTo eat a quick, light snack.
  2. idiomaticTry something out, give it a shot.

    Attracted by their Hollies-like harmonies and Sgt. Pepper styling, EMI took a bite and ushered the guys into the Abbey Road studios in London.

    1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 322
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APA

take a bite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20bite

MLA

“take a bite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20bite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a bite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20bite.

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