ate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /eɪt/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛt/, /eɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪt
• Homophone: eight

Verb

ate

1. simple past tense of eat

Anagrams

• AET, ETA, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, eat, eta, tea, æt.

Verb

ate

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of atar

Noun

ate

1. door

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑt̪e/

Verb

ate

1. to know, be knowledgable

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːtə/

Verb

ate

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of eten

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. Obsolete spelling of yate

Romanization

ate

1. Rōmaji transcription of あて

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

até

1. (anatomy) liver

Interjection

ate

1. (informal) goodbye

Pronoun

ate

1. he, him (personal pronoun)
2. she, her (personal pronoun)
3. it (personal pronoun)

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔate/

Noun

ate

1. liver

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684

Verb

ate

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of atar
3. first-person singular imperative of atar
4. third-person singular imperative of atar

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈate/, [ˈat̪e]

Etymology 1

Of Nahuatl origin.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Further reading

• “ate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology

From Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí).

Noun

ate

1. A big sister: an elder sister, especially the eldest.

   Nagluto sina ate at nanay ng aming pananghalian. — Our big sister and Mother prepared lunch.

2. (informal) Any female who deserves respect or reverence because of her age.

   Bumili ako ng pagkain kay ate. — I bought my food from the food stall vendor.

3. (informal) Any female who belongs to a higher education level than to someone else, a senior.

   Tinanong ko ang ate sa hayskul, "Ate, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul". — I asked my senior from high school, "What activities do you do in high school?"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ/

Interjection

ate

1. ow, ouch (expressing pain in response to heat)

   Ate! Inyatapai itsei!

   Ow! [The] fire is hot! [I got singed or burned].

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.