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et¹
- /ɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt. Doublet of ate.
verb
- Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat. So we got to talking together while he et his breakfast.
ET²
noun ETs
- Initialism of Eastern Time (-5 hours to GMT). 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).
- Abbreviation of extraterrestrial
- Initialism of escape tone
- Initialism of electron tunneling
- Initialism of essential tremor
- Abbreviation of endotracheal or endotracheal tube
- Initialism of electronic ticket
- Initialism of end transaction or end of transaction (with "transaction" meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense).
- Initialism of elapsed time
Et³
symbol
- Abbreviation of ethyl (-C₂H₅).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ivf, aas, garonne, cetera, nanb, taif, tih, and, plus, also, furthermore, moreover, additionally, besides, likewise, along
Translations
Talk about this word "et." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/et. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. et. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/et "et." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/et.Cite this
@misc{et_2026,
title = {et},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/et},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
