Bited

/ˈbaɪ.tɪd/ verb

Definition

Nonstandard past tense of 'bite'; should be 'bit' in standard English, but 'bited' appears in some dialects or informal speech.

Etymology

From 'bite' (Old English bitan) with the regular past tense suffix '-ed.' Standard English uses the irregular form 'bit,' making 'bited' a nonstandard regularization.

Kelly Says

The fact that some people say 'bited' shows how powerful the regular '-ed' pattern is in English—even when we learn irregular verbs, our brains sometimes 'correct' them to follow the pattern.

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