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How to spell bite
What it means: The act of gripping or cutting with teeth.
In a sentence: The puppy gave the toy a playful bite.
The part people get wrong
Often misspelled as biet or bitee.
Same family: bites, bitten, biting, biter, sting. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: The word "bite" comes from Old English "bītan," meaning "to cut or pierce with the teeth." Over time, its meaning widened so that we also use it for sharp stings from insects, not just teeth.
Patterns it uses: Drop the e before a suffix?
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