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" I've always had a thing for old movies, old Hollywood. I've always just loved watching Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo. In all of those old movies from the '40s and '50s, women put themselves together so well, with a little bit of drama and elegance. That was fascinating to me growing up."
Tabatha Coffey

Meaning of "bit" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIT

Old English bite action of biting.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BIT

bɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bit

A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. A bit can have only one of two values, and may therefore be physically implemented with a two-state device. These values are most commonly represented as 0and1. The term bit is a portmanteau of binary digit. The two values can also be interpreted as logical values (true/false, yes/no), algebraic signs (+/−), activation states (on/off), or any other two-valued attribute. The correspondence between these values and the physical states of the underlying storage or device is a matter of convention, and different assignments may be used even within the same device or program. The length of a binary number may be referred to as its bit-length. In information theory, one bit is typically defined as the uncertainty of a binary random variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability, or the information that is gained when the value of such a variable becomes known. In quantum computing, a quantum bit or qubit is a quantum system that can exist in superposition of two bit values, true and false.

Definition of bit in the English dictionary

The first definition of bit in the dictionary is a small piece, portion, or quantity. Other definition of bit is a short time or distance. Bit is also the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIT

bisymmetry · bit by bit · bit of skirt · bit on the side · bit part · bit player · bit rate · bit slice · bitable · bitartrate · bitch · bitch-slap · bitch-slapped · bitch-slapping · bitchery · bitchfest · bitchier · bitchiest · bitchily · bitchin´

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIT

a bit · benefit · circuit · credit · cut it · Detroit · dit · edit · exclusive OR circuit · exit · fit · for it · fruit · get it · go to it · have had it · hit · I have it · in the shit · it

Synonyms and antonyms of bit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
acuteness · atom · brake · burn · champ · check · chew · chill · chip · clamp · coldness · coolness · corrode · crispness · crumb · crunch · crush · curb · cut · eat · edge · erode · food · force · fragment · gnaw · grain · grip · incisiveness · instant · interest · iota · jiffy · jot · keenness · kick · masticate · minute · mite · moment · morsel · mouthful · munch · nibble · nip · part · peck · period · piece · pierce · pinch · piquancy · prick · punch · pungency · rawness · refreshment · relish · rend · restraint · scrap · second · segment · sharpness · slice · smart · snack · snaffle · snap · speck · spell · spice · spiciness · sting · take effect · tang · taste · tear · tick · time · tingle · titbit · tittle · whit · work · wound · zest

Translation of «bit» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BIT

Find out the translation of bit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bit» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

小块
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pedazo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

bit
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جُزْء صَغِير
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

кусочек
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pedaço
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিট
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

morceau
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sedikit
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Stückchen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

小片
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

작은 조각
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dicokot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miếng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பிட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बिट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bit
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pezzo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kawałek
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

шматок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

puțin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεμάχιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stycke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stykke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of bit
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «bit».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bit

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bit.
1
Kate Adie
On the whole, when the unexpected danger happens to you, you're thinking so fast, you're thinking so hard, every bit of you is alive to 'What should I do?' 'What can I do?' There isn't a lot of time for contemplation.
2
Malin Akerman
I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.
3
Clive Anderson
It is a bit frustrating. Things come and go in television. At the moment they've gone.
4
Jonas Armstrong
I'm always polite in auditions, but I wasn't like, 'Oh, please give me the job,' for 'Robin Hood' because I didn't think I'd get it. I got told about the audition just a few days before I went to India to film something else. I must have been a bit cocky with it.
5
Gemma Arterton
I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit.
6
Alex Berenson
John W. Snow was paid more than $50 million in salary, bonus and stock in his nearly 12 years as chairman of the CSX Corporation, the railroad company. During that period, the company's profits fell, and its stock rose a bit more than half as much as that of the average big company.
7
Gael Garcia Bernal
In English, I'm a little bit limited. I speak English as a second language, and that's a little limitation that I have to work around and I have to use it to my favor. So, yes, that's why I end up wanting to do more things in Latin America.
8
H. G. Bissinger
I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
9
April Bloomfield
France was always a little scary to me. I had the preconception that France was a bit hoity-toity.
10
Tabatha Coffey
I've always had a thing for old movies, old Hollywood. I've always just loved watching Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo. In all of those old movies from the '40s and '50s, women put themselves together so well, with a little bit of drama and elegance. That was fascinating to me growing up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIT»

Discover the use of bit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Just a Little Bit
When Mouse and Elephant decide to go on the seesaw, Mouse needs a lot of help from other animals before they can go up and down.
Ann Tompert, 1996
2
Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e): A Survival Kit for ...
The only self-help programme that has been evaluated in a randomised controlled trial, it provides detailed step-by-step advice for dealing with this condition.
Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure, 2012
3
Programming 32-bit Microcontrollers in C: Exploring the PIC32
TABLE OF CONTENTS Day 1 And the adventure begins Day 2 Walking in circles Day 3 Message in a Bottle Day 4 NUMB3RS Day 5 Interrupts Day 6 Memory Part 2 Experimenting Day 7 Running Day 8 Communication Day 9 Links Day 10 Glass = Bliss Day 11 ...
Lucio Di Jasio, 2011
4
Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C: Learning to ...
This new guide by Microchip insider Lucio Di Jasio teaches readers everything they need to know about the architecture of these new chips: How to program them, how to test them, and how to debug them.
Lucio Di Jasio, 2011
5
A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
Kristin is a wonderful collection of contradictions -- but everyone who's ever met her remembers her as the little girl with the big voice. At four foot eleven, Kristin Chenoweth is an immense talent in a petite but powerful package.
Kristin Chenoweth, 2009
6
Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and ...
This is "bit literacy," a method for working more productively in the digital age, with less stress.
Mark Hurst, 2007
7
Programming 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers in C: with ...
With no previous knowledge of C necessary to read this book, it is the perfect for entry into this world for engineers who have not worked with PICs, new professionals, students, and hobbyists.
Martin P. Bates, 2008
8
A Bit Haywire
When ten-year-old Owen Bryce accidentally inherits superpowers, he quickly realizes that his powers are a bit quirky and only work with specific triggers.
Scott Zirkel, 2006
9
Behind the Bit
The tension builds in Behind the Bit when Sasha and her team are accepted to a prestigious horse clinic. Can Sasha and Callie work together when it counts?
Jessica Burkhart, 2009
10
Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation
Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation is a comprehensive study of the subject, providing a comprehensive review of one of the most important coding schemes in modern communication systems.
Albert Guillén i Fàbregas, Alfonso Martinez, Giuseppe Caire, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police Arrest Man Who They Say Bit Off Part Of Woman's Nose
Vernon police said they are looking for a man who bit his caretaker and fled. Police found the man they say bit off part of a woman's nose and ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
That Trump “racist attack on Bush's wife” tweet may be a bit overstated
I've seen multiple versions of this story thus far, some more dire than others. The brouhaha apparently started when somebody noticed a tweet ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
3
Dodgers' rotation needs a bit of a turnaround
Jimmy Rollins smiled when he was asked whether he has spoken to Cole Hamels about pitching for the Dodgers. "Maybe," Rollins said ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
We're turning comments off for a bit
From the very start, community has been at the heart of The Verge — we are unique among almost every major media brand of our size in ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
5
GoPro just made it a bit easier to create crazy action videos
GoPro's tiny, mountable cameras, which have fueled an entire industry of extreme videos, make it easy for rowdy, adventuresome types to film ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
6
Briefly: Ugly Instagram, Grocery Specials, 8-Bit Burgers
Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: The best grocery deals from Coles and Woolworths, Kotaku explores the 8-bit Burger, ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
7
We'll get hit a bit less, says paceman Mohit on new rules
Things will be a bit different now. However, the skills have developed so much that balls go in gaps in case of ground shots, and for sixes when ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Dog Attacks Small Dog; 2 People Bit
Gruchacz and the other dog handler tried to break up the fight, but got bit. A neighbor ran to grab help. Shirley Bohnenberger is the small dog's ... «PA home page, Jul 15»
9
A BIT OF A STICKY WICKET
Gautham Sekar, a Clarkson University graduate student from India, swings the cricket bat while playing a game with classmates at Clarkson ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
10
McIlroy probably feels 'a bit stupid about injury, but it's not end of the …
Shane Lowry has said fellow golfer Rory McIlroy probably feels "a little bit stupid" after scuppering his chances of competing in the British Open ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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