eaten

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eaten

/ˈiː.tn̩/
[ˈiː.tn̩]
[ˈiː.ʔn̩]

Sounds like Eaton, Eton, eating · Rhymes with -iːtən

Where it comes from

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

verb etten

participle, past past participle of eat

adjective more eaten · most eaten · etten

especially, in compounds Having been consumed by eating.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: consumed, devoured, eaten up, ingested, smoked, corroded, dinner, eroded, downed, absorbed, taken, tormented, prey, abused, touched, fed

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"eaten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eaten. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

eaten. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eaten

Chicago

"eaten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eaten.

BibTeX

@misc{eaten_2026,
  title = {eaten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eaten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}