# bitten

Pronunciation: US say "BIT-n" /ˈbɪtn̩/; UK

## Verb

1. Past participle of bite. — past participle of bite
   - Simple: Past participle of bite. Use this form after has, have, had, or was.
   - _He was bitten by a snake while clearing the trail._
   - _Several hikers have been bitten by ticks this season._

## Adjective

2. Marked or wounded as a result of having received a bite.
   - Simple: Having a wound or mark made by teeth.
   - _The bitten fruit drew a swarm of wasps to the picnic._
   - _His bitten ankle swelled up by the time he reached the clinic._
3. Ending abruptly with a ragged edge, as the roots or leaves of some plants do.
   - Simple: Having an end that looks suddenly cut off, as if a piece was chewed away.
   - _Botanists described the rhizome as bitten, its tip stopping in a jagged stump._
   - _The fern's bitten fronds looked as though their ends had been torn away._

## Origin

Formed from "bit" combined with the suffix "-en".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bitten (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).