et
verb
a simple past tense of eat.
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-eta noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.
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e.t.abbreviationelectrical transcription.
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ETabbreviationEmployment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people
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[et]
/ ɛt /
verb
Nonstandard: Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S.
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Latin.
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Symbol, Chemistry.
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Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people
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Egypt (international car registration)
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Etymology
Origin of -et
Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)
Example Sentences
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While Pele, Messi et al are rightly regarded as the best male players ever, Fontaine is now a piece of trivia.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Antiqua et Nova acknowledges that AI systems excel at logical and mathematical thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Antiqua et Nova, a doctrinal note of the Catholic Church published in January of 2025, uses the term “human person.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
And some people like yourself and people who are in the industry, fans, et cetera, were saying, “Why don’t you spin it off with Elsbeth Tascioni?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
But he makes everybody keep mum about what he finds there on account he wants et tae be this greet surprise at the wedding.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Jarunee Phosawad came from Roi Et in eastern Thailand to oversee the cremation of her cousin Kochaporn Sotharat's body and the return home of her ashes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was like, “Oh why, God. Et tu, Jeff?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
On Tuesday morning, Jeff Clark, an assistant attorney in the Trump administration, wrote on Twitter: "Disappointing. Et tu Chik-fil-a?"
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2023
There’s also a pizza oven imported from Naples that he and Belgian chef Claudio Pirollo of the nearby Et Voila restaurant used to cook together.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
Et tu, Ammu?she thought and smiled, remembering Estha.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
The verbs belonging to this class form their preterite in -ete and their past participle in -et.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
Esperant‑o, Esperanto. est‑i, to be. -et, suffix denoting little. etend‑i, to stretch.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
To sleep = dorm‑i; suf. -et denotes light sleep; pref. ek- denotes beginning. 7Distracting.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
Instead of -eth we even find -et, as in herknet, 1.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
There are also at least two past participles in -et, as slenget, 1923, grethet, 2615, to which add weddeth, beddeth, 1127, In l. 2057, knawed seems put for knawen, for the rime’s sake.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
The film marks a return to the theme of aliens for Spielberg, who previously directed E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Is it worth paying 0.99% a year for an ETF tailor-made for E.T.?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Spielberg, whose "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" remains one of cinema's defining alien stories, told the crowd he had believed since childhood that humanity was not alone in the universe.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Kaulitz embodied the classic version of the titular alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, while Klum took on the disguised version of E.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
“These situations can be very stressful, very difficult. We are looking for something so specific for E.T.: The Musical. It is a movie that is beloved across seas, and oceans.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
ET: This piece has been updated to reflect a new statement from Mitch McConnell’s office.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Remember that, if you’re ever forced to defend yourself from an ET.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Scotland's match against Morocco is on Friday at 18:00 ET or 23:00 BST.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
ET are expected to show an injection of 105 Bcf, slightly larger than the five-year average, according to a WSJ survey of analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
It was a little hard to tell that it was an ET sweatshirt, though, since both the letters and the sweatshirt were the exact same shade of purple.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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