American English
/baɪt̚/
One syllable.
to close your teeth on someone or something, or use your teeth to cut food
Practice out loudto close your teeth on someone or something, or use your teeth to cut food
The dog bit my hand.
She bit into the apple.
bite your nails · bite your lip · bite into an apple · get bitten by a dog
someone + bites/bit + someone/something
someone + bites into + food
a wound or painful mark made when an animal or insect bites you
The dog bite needed medical care.
I got three mosquito bites.
dog bite · snake bite · mosquito bite · animal bite
a + animal/insect + bite
get + a + bite + from + an animal/insect
a small amount of food that you put in your mouth at one time
Take a bite of the sandwich.
He ate the whole cake in three bites.
take a bite · have a bite · a bite of food · small bite
a + bite + of + food
take/have + a + bite + of + food
a small meal or some food
I need a bite to eat before the movie.
to stop yourself from saying something
I wanted to complain, but I bit my tongue.
to accept something difficult and do it
I'll bite the bullet and call the doctor.
For the past, use bit; with have, use bitten. Before -ing, drop the final e: biting, not biteing.