verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

bite one's tongue

bite one's tongue · bites one's tongue · bit one's tongue · bitten one's tongue · biting one's tongue

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To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something…To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

prevent oneself from uttering a word:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

prevent oneself from uttering a word:

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.
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Forms

bites one's tongue, biting one's tongue, bit one's tongue, bitten one's tongue

irregular · Lesson

Base form	bite one's tongue · to bite one's tongue
3rd person singular	bites one's tongue
Present participle	biting one's tongue
Past simple	bit one's tongue
Past participle	bitten one's tongue

Tenses

bite one's tongue · bit one's tongue · will bite one's tongue · have bitten one's tongue

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bite one's tongue
he, she, it	bites one's tongue

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bitten one's tongue
he, she, it	has bitten one's tongue

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bite one's tongue

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bit one's tongue

Synonyms

1 synonyms

bite one's lip

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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