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At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? 'We have been here.'
Katherine Jenkins

Meaning of "half-eaten" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-EATEN

half-eaten play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-EATEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Eaten is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HALF-EATEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-eaten in the English dictionary

The definition of half-eaten in the dictionary is partially consumed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-EATEN

half-deaf
half-deck
half-deserted
half-digested
half-dollar
half-done
half-dozen
half-dressed
half-drowned
half-drunk
half-educated
half-empty
half-English
half-fare
half-fill
half-filled
half-finished
half-forgotten
half-formed
half-forward

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-EATEN

Akhenaten
beaten
browbeaten
eaten
greaten
laten
moth-eaten
neaten
oaten
overbeaten
overeaten
paten
platen
sauerbraten
threaten
unbeaten
uneaten
weather-beaten
wheaten
worm-eaten

Synonyms and antonyms of half-eaten in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-eaten» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-EATEN

Find out the translation of half-eaten to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-eaten from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-eaten» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吃了一半
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a medio comer
570 millions of speakers

English

half-eaten
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा खाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تؤكل نصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоеденные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comido metade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-খাওয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi- mangé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh dimakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halb gegessen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食べかけの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먹다 남은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah dimakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn dở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை சாப்பிடவில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध्या-खाव्यात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarısı yenmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzo mangiato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wpół zjedzone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоїдені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- jumătate mâncat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό - τρώγεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- geëet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv-ätit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvspist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-eaten

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-EATEN»

The term «half-eaten» is regularly used and occupies the 103.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-EATEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-eaten» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-eaten» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-eaten

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2 QUOTES WITH «HALF-EATEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word half-eaten.
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Katherine Jenkins
At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? 'We have been here.'
2
Julianne Moore
My kids have always been allowed to have dessert. My husband thinks I'm too free and easy about that kind of stuff, but my kids will throw out a half-eaten ice cream cone if they've had enough, which I've never in my life been able to do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-EATEN»

Discover the use of half-eaten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-eaten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mucumber McGee and the Half-Eaten Hot Dog
When Mucumber eats a hot dog without cooking it first, his sister panics and tells him he will die.
Patrick Loehr, 2007
2
Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater
Purple Class are back with four more entertaining stories that highlight the funny side of primary school life.
Sean Taylor, 2009
3
Half Eaten Chicken Nuggets and Cold Mac-n-Cheese
Adrian Parker-Ajebon. Chicken Nuggets and CO|C| Mac-n-Cheese Adrian Parker -Ajebon Half Eaten Chicken Nuggets and Cold Mac-n-Cheese Half Eaten Chicken. HALF EATEN Front Cover.
Adrian Parker-Ajebon, 2010
4
Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, Second Edition
Completely empty (fully eaten) holes are recorded by coloring in the circle; half- eaten holes are marked with a diagonal through the circle. The numbers of fully eaten and half-eaten holes are tallied for each strip along the right-hand side and  ...
M.R. Carter, E.G. Gregorich, 2007
5
Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
With semese, the sem represents the Latin prefix semi, meaning half, and thus semese means half-eaten. With obese, the ob signifies away and therefore obese literally means eaten away. Surprisingly, the word obese—or rather its Latin ...
Mark Morton, 2004
6
MR Hendrix and the Half Eaten Mincepie
It was Christmas Eve, Mr Hendrix had been a little bit naughty. What will Father Christmas say when he finds out? Then something magical happened...........
A J Foxx, 2013
7
Repellents to protect trees and shrubs from damage by rabbits
More than one bite but less than half eaten. 4. More than half eaten but not totally consumed. 5. Totally consumed. Figure 2. — Extent of eating by rabbits on pieces of carrots coated with different materials. From left to right they represent: (1) ...
Aubrey Clare Hildreth, Gerald B. Brown, 1955
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The Dreamer
A. HALF-EATEN. BAGEL. After four days, sixteen hours and twenty-four minutes, the shuttle Intrepid approached a strange and dark object. Silhouetted against the colourful bands of Jupiter's atmosphere was a large and irregular shape.
David George Richards, 2007
9
End of the Tunnel: Faith; Evil Seed; Illegal Immigrant
at the mention of the last la, a half eaten apple flew from nowhere to slap george's right ear, and across the bridge of his nose. many more particles of chewed apple crumbs sprinkled at his face. “ao!, he screamed. he sat down quietly when ...
John Coomson, 2013
10
Primary Maths Teacher's Resource
Students repeat this process by folding some shapes into quarters. Review students' work and discuss the number of parts in each whole. Toby's half-eaten lunch Show students card 73 from Maths-in-a-Box l and discuss the half-eaten food on ...
Michelle Weeks, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-EATEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-eaten is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch: Perrie Edwards sings 'Let it Go' while clutching half-eaten
While Zayn is engaging himself in twitter feuds with Naught Boy, fiancee Perrie Edwards is still busy having the lols. The below video was ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
2
SAS deaths: The savage beauty of the Brecon Beacons
His body was in a seated position, a bottle of water in one hand, a half-eaten chocolate bar in the other. Shortly before, Craig Roberts was ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
6 hacks to reduce your food waste and save
Yes, sharing your half-eaten food with strangers, for free. You can find everything from a surplus of sandwiches from a catered event to produce ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
4
My new fashion and beauty routine as a mum
... at the park or beach, are faded and tired, and serve as a mode of transport for stickiness, snotty tissues and unidentified half-eaten snacks. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Barbecue season brings hazards for your pets
Dogs find half-eaten corn-on-the-cobs highly attractive, and if they get a chance, they'll steal them, slinking off somewhere quiet to chew them. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Where kids eat free on Long Island
Love dining out with your family but hate paying for half-eaten plates of food? Well, good news! There are many restaurants across Long Island ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
7
The Fox Hunting Phone-In
... the neighbourhood strewn with litter on a Wednesday morning after the animals have enjoyed a Bacchanalian night of gorging on half-eaten ... «LBC 97.3, Jul 15»
8
Rare Harpy Eagle Chick Captured in New Pics
The guides also saw a harpy eagle fly over their heads, carrying the head of a half-eaten sloth to the nest, which contained a single chick. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
9
Frank's Place: At the 10th tee, rituals, superstitions ... and snacks
She grabbed two bananas off the table and, with a half-eaten one protruding from her mouth as ostensibly as a yardage book dangled from a ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
10
With singing and snowcones, DC shelter hosts summer fun
Newly homeless, he said he came to the Mission regularly for food, gesturing to his half-eaten hot dog with mustard. Deborah Chambers, the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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