A2verb · transitive · frequent

bit

bit · bits · bitted · bitting

To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth ofTo put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).

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/ˈbɪt/

» I need a bit of sugar.

Мне нужно немного сахара. — odexed

Мені потрібно трохи цукру. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).

Examples

4279 sentences

I need a bit of sugar.
Мені потрібно трохи цукру. — deniko
ruМне нужно немного сахара. — odexed
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Why don't you rest a bit?
Чому б тобі трохи не відпочити? — deniko
ruПочему бы тебе не отдохнуть немного? — Ooneykcall
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Add a bit of sugar, please.
Додайте трохи цукру, будь ласка. — deniko
ruДобавь немного сахара, пожалуйста. — marafon
deGib bitte ein bisschen Zucker dazu. — MUIRIEL
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I'll see you in a bit.
Скоро побачимося. — deniko
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I don't like it one bit.
Мені це геть не подобається. — deniko
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Origin

From Middle English bitte, bite, from Old English bita (“bit; fragment; morsel”) and bite

From Middle English bitte, bite, from Old English bita (“bit; fragment; morsel”) and bite (“a bite; cut”), from Proto-Germanic *bitô and *bitiz; both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). More at bite.

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Forms

bits, bitting, bitted, bitted

Base form	bit · to bit
3rd person singular	bits
Present participle	bitting
Past simple	bitted
Past participle	bitted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bit
he, she, it	bits

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bitted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bitted
he, she, it	has bitted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bit

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

a little bit
is a bit
little bit
a bit of
little bit longer
quite a bit
bit younger younger
looked a bit
bit of a
bit older older
bit longer
a bit older

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