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Definitions
Verb
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past participle of eat

"The apple was eaten by the hungry child before dinner."

Adjective
1

That has been consumed by eating

"The fresh strawberries were completely eaten before I could get to the kitchen."

In plain English: Eaten means something has already been consumed by someone else as food.

"The cake looked delicious but was completely eaten by the time we arrived."

Example Sentences
"The cake looked delicious but was completely eaten by the time we arrived." adj
"The eaten cake sat on the table while everyone went to play outside." adj
"She found an eaten sandwich left by someone in her lunchbox." adj
"There were many eaten apples scattered across the picnic blanket." adj
See Also
plate chicken cake bite sized non edible take away takeaway eat
Related Terms

Origin

Eaten comes from the Old English word eten, which originally meant "to consume food." This term is related to other Germanic languages through its roots in Proto-Germanic.

Rhyming Words
ten sten aten osten paten goten atten hiten oaten ayten outen esten eoten cuten often guten laten pecten molten platen
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