English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Ate Pronunciation
Ate is pronounced AYT, IPA /ˈeɪt/.
AYT
US /ˈeɪt/
Syllables: AYT (1 syllable)
verb (past tense of eat): Took food into the mouth and swallowed it, at some time in the past.
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Ate in a Sentence
- We ate at the little place by the bridge.
- She ate nothing all day.
- They ate before the film started.
Common Mispronunciations of Ate
Not AT
Open it out to rhyme with late and gate, not with at.
Not AY-tuh
Cut it off on the t and add nothing, because this is a single beat.
Tip: Ate and eight are said the same way, and many British speakers also use ET in casual speech.
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