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# bite

«bite» in Mova's school dictionary: **To cut or hold something with your teeth: "Bite the apple."** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (bite, bites, bit, bitten, biting); noun (a bite, bites)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cut or hold something with your teeth: "Bite the apple." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#m1)

2) For an insect or snake, to hurt with its mouth or sting: "A mosquito bit me." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#m2)

3) As a noun, an act of biting or the mark left: "a dog bite". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#m3)

4) A small amount of food: "a bite to eat". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, animals bite to eat or defend themselves; teeth shapes show what animals eat. In safety: don't put fingers near unknown animals' mouths, read a dog's warning signs, keep away from snakes and spiders that may bite; tell an adult about any animal bite. Phrases: a bite to eat, bite your nails, bite your tongue, frostbite, bitten by the bug.

### examples

- Take a big bite of your sandwich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x1)
- The dog might bite if you scare it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x2)
- Mosquito bites itch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x3)
- She bites her nails when she is nervous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x4)
- Let's grab a bite to eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x5)
- Wash an animal bite and tell an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x6)
- Some snakes bite to defend themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x7)
- I bit my tongue by accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/#x8)

### note

Past "bit", past participle "bitten". "Bite" sounds like "byte" (computer data). A dog that wags its tail can still bite; look at its whole body.

### In the corpora

- [Every zebra has its own stripe pattern, and the best evidence says the stripes help keep biting flies from landing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/25-horses-zebras-and-donkeys/11/)
- [Zebras defend themselves with powerful kicks and bites that can badly injure a lion, and they have never been tamed like horses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/25-horses-zebras-and-donkeys/13/)
- [Sharks don't hunt humans; bites are very rare and often a mistake, and people kill around 100 million sharks a year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/28-sharks/9/)
- [A real bite gives nobody powers, but real spiders do have amazing versions of all three.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites/1/)
- [Tarantulas are mostly gentle; their bite is usually no worse than a bee sting, and some flick itchy hairs to defend themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.