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Ate vs Eaten - What's the difference?

ate | eaten |

As verbs the difference between ate and eaten

is that ate is simple past of eat while eaten is past participle of lang=en.

As an adjective eaten is

that has been consumed by eating.

ate

English

Verb

(head)
  • (eat)

    • Anagrams

    * English irregular simple past forms ----

    eaten

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating

    • Derived terms

    * half-eaten * uneaten

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles