bite verb
ADVERBS
off
・She bit off a piece of bread.
badly
・The child was lucky not to have been badly bitten.
PREPOSITIONS
into
・When he bit into the apple, he found it had a delicious taste.
through
・The mice had bitten through one of the power cables.
leg, hand, etc.
・The dog bit the boy on his leg.
NOUNS
nail
・I wish I could stop biting my nails.
lip
・She bit her lip and let him speak first.
bite noun
1-) the act of using your teeth to cut or crush food
ADJECTIVES
big, large
・Pierce took a large bite of his sandwich.
small, little
・She ate her food in little bites.
VERBS
take
・She picked up the sandwich and took a bite.
have
・Can I have a bite of your apple?
PREPOSITIONS
of
・Chew each bite of food slowly.
from, out of
・The dog had taken a bite out of the roast beef.
PHRASES
in one bite
・Antonio can eat a burger in one bite.
2-) an injury caused by an animal or insect biting you
NOUNS
insect, mosquito, etc.
・My arm was covered in insect bites.
dog, snake, etc.
・Dog bites can be serious.
・Thousands of people die from snake bites every year.
BITE + NOUN
mark
・He had a bite mark on is neck.
ADJECTIVES
nasty
・It looks like a nasty bite.
VERBS
give
・Some fish can give you a nasty bite.
get
・I got a lot of mosquito bites when we were camping.
PREPOSITIONS
from
・The disease is passed through a bite from an infected mosquito.
3-) a small amount of food or a small meal that you eat
PHRASES
have a bite to eat
・We had a bite to eat in the car.
get a bite to eat
・Do you want to go out and get a bite to eat?
stop (off) for a bite to eat
・Do you want to stop off for a bite to eat at the next town?
grab a bite
・I grabbed a bite before going to class.
a quick bite
・Lunch was a quick bite in the canteen.