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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bite \Bite\ (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. Bit (b[i^]t); p. p.
     Bitten (b[i^]t"t'n), Bit; p. pr. & vb. n. Biting.] [OE.
     biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG.
     b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita,
     Dan. bide, L. findere to cleave, Skr. bhid to cleave.
     [root]87. Cf. Fissure.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the
        thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth;
        as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Such smiling rogues as these,
              Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some
        insects) used in taking food.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure,
        in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the
        mouth. ``Frosts do bite the meads.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To cheat; to trick; to take in. [Colloq.] --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the
        anchor bites the ground.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The last screw of the rack having been turned so
              often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned
              and turned with nothing to bite.      --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To bite the dust, To bite the ground, to fall in the
        agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust.
  
     To bite in (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic
        plates by means of an acid.
  
     To bite the thumb at (any one), formerly a mark of
        contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. ``Do you
        bite your thumb at us?'' --Shak.
  
     To bite the tongue, to keep silence. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bitten \Bit"ten\,
     p. p. of Bite.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bitten \Bit"ten\, a. (Bot.)
     Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bite \Bite\, v. t. [imp. Bit; p. p. Bitten, Bit; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Biting.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D.
     bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth.
     beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L. findere to
     cleave, Skr. bhid to cleave. [root]87. Cf. Fissure.]
     1. To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the
        thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth;
        as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
  
              Such smiling rogues as these, Like rats, oft bite
              the holy cords atwain.                --Shak.
  
     2. To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some
        insects) used in taking food.
  
     3. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure,
        in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the
        mouth. ``Frosts do bite the meads.'' --Shak.
  
     4. To cheat; to trick; to take in. [Colloq.] --Pope.
  
     5. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the
        anchor bites the ground.
  
              The last screw of the rack having been turned so
              often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned
              and turned with nothing to bite.      --Dickens.
  
     To bite the dust, To bite the ground, to fall in the
        agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust.
  
     To bite in (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic
        plates by means of an acid.
  
     To bite the thumb at (any one), formerly a mark of
        contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. ``Do you
        bite your thumb at us?'' --Shak.
  
     To bite the tongue, to keep silence. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bitten \Bit"ten\, a. (Bot.)
     Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bitten \Bit"ten\,
     p. p. of Bite.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bite
       n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
       2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left
          was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit]
       3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger
          into skin [syn: sting, insect bite]
       4: a light informal meal [syn: collation, snack]
       5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after
          fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
       6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with
          typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: pungency]
       7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard";
          "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange
          spices" [syn: pungency, sharpness]
       8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
          [syn: chomp]
       9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly
          bite from my paycheck"
       v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or
            jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: seize
            with teeth]
       2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun
          burned his face" [syn: sting, burn]
       3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the
          surface"
       4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: sting,
           prick]
       [also: bitten, bit]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bitten
       See bite

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     Γερμανικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) ζητώ, παρακαλώ
     2 (αμτβ) προσκαλώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     German vb.
     {lb|de|transitive|intransitive|''[''(m+de+um+tr=for)'']''" rel="nofollow">{lb|de|transitive|intransitive|''[''(m de um tr=for)'']'' to ask,
  to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
     Old High German vb.
     to ask
     vb.
     (inflection of en bite  past part)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Bitten
     German n.
     n (gerund of de bitten )

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     vb.
     (inflection of en bite  past part)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     German vb.
     {lb|de|transitive|intransitive|''[''(m+de+um+tr=for)'']''" rel="nofollow">{lb|de|transitive|intransitive|''[''(m de um tr=for)'']'' to ask,
  to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
     Old High German vb.
     to ask
     vb.
     (inflection of en bite  past part)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Bitten
     German n.
     n (gerund of de bitten )

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     German vb.
     {lb|de|transitive|intransitive|''[''(m+de+um+tr=for)'']''" rel="nofollow">{lb|de|transitive|intransitive|''[''(m de um tr=for)'']'' to ask,
  to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
     Old High German vb.
     to ask
     vb.
     (inflection of en bite  past part)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Bitten
     German n.
     n (gerund of de bitten )

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     Saksa vb.
     (rak de akk um) pyytää jklta jtk

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Bitten
     Saksa n.
     (taivm-mon de Bitte luok=s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bitten
     Tyska vb.
     (tagg kat=starka verb språk=de) be, böna

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Bitten
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Bitte)

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  и́скам
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ell ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  παρακαλώ
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  requests
        "auf Bitten von"  - at request of, at the request of
     Synonyms: Gesuche, Ersuchen, Verlangen, Wünsche, Anliegen
  
   see: Bitte, Gesuch, Ersuchen, Verlangen, Wunsch, Anliegen, auf Antrag von, auf Wunsch, auf Anfrage, dringende Bitte
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  pleading 

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  petitions
     Synonyms: Bittgesuche, Gesuche, Petitionen, Anträge, Bittschriften
  
   see: Bittgesuch, Gesuch, Bitte, Petition, Antrag, Bittschrift
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  entreaty , entreaties 
     Synonym: Flehen
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  ask 
           Note: for
        "um Erlaubnis bitten"  - ask for permission
     Synonyms: fragen, erfragen, fordern
  
   see: bittend, fragend, erfragend, fordernd, gebeten, gefragt, erfragt, gefordert, er/sie bittet, ich/er/sie bat, wir/sie baten, ich/er/sie bäte, Bitten Sie Frau X herauf.
  
           Note: um

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  beg 
           Note: for
        "um Erlaubnis bitten"  - beg leave
     Synonyms: betteln, erbetteln
  
   see: bittend, bettelnd, erbettelnd, gebeten, gebettelt, erbettelt, er/sie bittet, er/sie bettelt, ich/er/sie bat, Er bat darum, mit uns kommen zu dürfen., jdn. anflehen
  
           Note: um

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  sue 
        "um Frieden bitten"  - sue for peace

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  pray 
   see: bittend, gebeten
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  invite 
     Synonyms: ersuchen um, herbitten
  
   see: ersuchend, bittend, ersucht, gebeten
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  1. prier, demander
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken
  2. inviter
  jemanden in höflicher Form zu etwas einladen

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  minta 2.
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken
   3.
  jemanden in höflicher Form zu etwas einladen

From German-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:deu-ita ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  chiedere

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/
  bergerîn

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/
  lava

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  kerem kirin

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  lava kirin

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  lave kirin

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  li ber gerîn

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  li ber...gerîn

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  tika kirin

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  tikakirin

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  inroepen, verzoeken, vragen, aanvragen

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  1. prosić
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken
  2. zapraszać
  jemanden in höflicher Form zu etwas einladen

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  pedir

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  просить
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  pedir
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  bitten /ˈbɪtn̩/ 
  1. be, böna
  jemanden in höflicher Form nach etwas fragen, sich in höflicher Form an jemanden wenden, jemanden um etwas ersuchen, einen Wunsch ausdrücken
  2. inbjuda, bjuda in
  jemanden in höflicher Form zu etwas einladen

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  dilek

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  rica

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  rica etmek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Bitten /bˈɪtən/
  عضّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  pokousaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/ 
  kousnutý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bite /bˈaɪt/ (bit /bˈɪt/ <>, bitten /bˈɪtən/ <>) 
  beißen , zubeißen 
        "he/she bites"  - er/sie beißt
        "I/he/she would bite"  - ich/er/sie biss
   see: biting, bitten, I/he/she bit, grin and bear it
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  gebissen, zugebissen
        "he/she has/had bitten"  - er/sie hat/hatte gebissen
        "I was bitten by a dog."  - Ich wurde durch einen Hund gebissen.
   see: bite, biting, I/he/she bit, grin and bear it
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bite sb. /bˈaɪt ˌɛsbˈiː/ (bit /bˈɪt/ <>, bitten /bˈɪtən/ <>)
  jdn. stechen, schneiden 
   see: biting, bitten
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  gestochen, geschnitten
   see: bite sb., biting
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  ujeden, ujesti

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bitten /bˈɪtən/
  1. (bak.) bite.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɪtən/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vbl. 咬;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vbl. 咬

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