eaten
word · lemma: eat
/ˈitən/
EE-tuhn
/ˈiːtən/
EE-tuhn
Definition
Past participle of 'eat'. It is used in perfect tenses, passive structures, and to describe food or things that someone has already consumed.
Usage & Nuances
Usually appears with 'have/has/had' ('I have eaten') or with 'be' in passive/adjectival use ('The cake was eaten'). Don't use it alone as the main past-tense verb; say 'I ate', not 'I eaten'. It can also describe damage by insects in phrases like 'moth-eaten'.
Spanish: comidoPortuguese (BR): comidoPortuguese (PT): comidoChinese (Simplified): 吃过Chinese (Traditional): 喫過Hindi: खाया हुआArabic: مأكول - تم أكلهBengali: খাওয়া হয়েছে - খাওয়া (অতীত সম্পূর্ণ)Russian: съеден - съедено (при пассиве)Japanese: 食べた - 食べられたVietnamese: đã ănKorean: 먹었다 - 먹힌Turkish: yenmiş - yenildiUrdu: کھایا گیا - کھایاIndonesian: dimakan - sudah makan
Example Sentences
Have you eaten yet?
basic
I have eaten lunch already.
basic
The cake was eaten by the children.
basic
Don't order for me—I’ve already eaten.
natural
By the time we got there, all the pizza had been eaten.
natural
It looks like something has eaten the leaves in the garden.
natural