What part of speech is bitten?

Bitten can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. bitten is a verb, past participle of bite (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does bitten mean?

Definitions

Verb

bite - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
bite - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
bite - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

Examples of bitten

#   Sentence  
1. verb If you go near a camel, you risk being bitten.
2. verb I've been badly bitten by mosquitoes.
3. verb Judging by the swelling, the man must have been bitten by a snake.
4. verb It looks like Jacob has been bitten by the love bug.
5. verb I was bitten in the leg by that dog.
6. verb I was bitten on the leg by a dog.
7. verb The dog has bitten a hole in my sleeve.
8. verb I got bitten by mosquitoes.
9. verb All the early flowers were bitten by the frost.
10. verb His leg was bitten by a crocodile.
11. verb The postman was bitten by that dog.
12. verb Once bitten, twice shy.
13. verb My leg was bitten by that dog.
14. verb The man was bitten by a dog.
15. verb You've bitten off more than you can chew.
Sentence  
verb
If you go near a camel, you risk being bitten.
I've been badly bitten by mosquitoes.
Judging by the swelling, the man must have been bitten by a snake.
It looks like Jacob has been bitten by the love bug.
I was bitten in the leg by that dog.
I was bitten on the leg by a dog.
The dog has bitten a hole in my sleeve.
I got bitten by mosquitoes.
All the early flowers were bitten by the frost.
His leg was bitten by a crocodile.
The postman was bitten by that dog.
Once bitten, twice shy.
My leg was bitten by that dog.
The man was bitten by a dog.
You've bitten off more than you can chew.

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