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Webster 1913 Edition


Ate

Ate

(?; 277)
,
the preterit of
Eat
.

A′te

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK].]
(Greek. Myth.)
The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ate

ATE

, The preterite of eat, which see.

ATE

,
Noun.
a'ty. [Gr. mischief; to hurt. Ate is a personification of evil, mischief or malice.]
In pagan mythology, the goddess of mischief, who was cast down from heaven by Jupiter.

Definition 2024


até

até

See also: ate, atè, atê, atë, åte, -ate, and átʼé

Asturian

Verb

até

  1. first-person singular indefinite preterite indicative of atar

Galician

Preposition

até

  1. Alternative form of ata

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese até, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā), Latin ad ista (to this) or Latin ad tenus (as far as) (>"ad tenes"), which explain the large number of mediaeval variants (atrõe, atée, atrõo, attaa, atẽe, atães, tẽe and so on). Compare Spanish hasta.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈtɛ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈtɛ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧té

Preposition

até

  1. until (up to the time of something happening)
    A aula dura até as dez horas.
    The class lasts until ten o’clock.
  2. by (at some point before the given time)
    Será feito até dia quinze.
    It will be done by the fifteenth.
  3. to (all the way to a place)
    Fui até minha casa.
    I went to my house.
  4. up to (to the point of; as much as)
    Podem comer até duas fatias de bolo.
    You can eat up to two pieces of cake.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:até.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

até (not comparable)

  1. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
    Até as menores aranhas podem matar.
    Even the smallest spiders can kill.
  2. including (introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned)
    Fecha todas as janelas, até a do banheiro.
    Close all windows, including the bathroom one.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:até.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Interjection

até

  1. (informal) short for any farewell containing até (até-logo, até mais, até breve, até já): see ya; see you later; see you soon

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:até.

Synonyms

  • (short for farewell containing até): , inté (eye dialect)

Spanish

Verb

até

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of atar.