verb · intransitive · rare

dit

dit · dits · ditted · ditting

To stop up; block; closeTo stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).

/dɪt/

Meaning

2 senses

(Northern England, UK, dialectal)To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
(obsolete)To close up.

Origin

From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Pr

From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.

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Forms

dits, ditting, ditted, ditted

Base form	dit · to dit
3rd person singular	dits
Present participle	ditting
Past simple	ditted
Past participle	ditted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dit
he, she, it	dits

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ditted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dit

Word family

1 related words

Relateddottle

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

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