Et

//ɛt// noun, symbol, verb, slang

noun, symbol, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Eastern Time (-5 hours to GMT). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "CNN is seeking comment from legal representation for Martin. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET)."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of extraterrestrial. abbreviation, alt-of, countable
  3. 3
    Initialism of escape tone. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of electron tunneling. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of essential tremor. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of endotracheal or endotracheal tube. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of electronic ticket. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of end transaction or end of transaction (with "transaction" meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of elapsed time. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat. alt-of, dialectal, informal, pronunciation-spelling

    "So we got to talking together while he et his breakfast."

Symbol
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of ethyl (-C₂H₅). abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
-cule-ee-el-ette-icle-ie

Example

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"No one says "I am plowed", but in the third person it is "the land is plowed"; bibo "I drink", bibitur uinum "the wine is drunk"; manduco "I eat", manducatur panis "the bread is eaten"; laboro "I work", laboratur uestis "the clothing is worn out", et cetera."

Etymology

From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt. Doublet of ate.

Related phrases

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