- bated
- adjective (in phr. with bated breath) in great suspense.OriginC16: from the past participle of obs. bate 'restrain', from abate.UsageThe correct phrase is with bated breath not with baited breath.
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Bated — Bat ed, a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bated — ► ADJECTIVE (in phrase with bated breath) ▪ in great suspense. ORIGIN from obsolete bate «restrain», from ABATE(Cf. ↑abatement) … English terms dictionary
bated — [[t]be͟ɪtɪd[/t]] PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. [FORMAL] Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report... We would gather round… … English dictionary
bated — bat|ed [ˈbeıtıd] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: abate] with bated breath feeling very anxious or excited ▪ He waited for a reply to his offer with bated breath … Dictionary of contemporary English
bated — bat|ed [ beıtəd ] adjective with bated breath worried or excited and paying a lot of attention because you want to know what will happen: We waited with bated breath to find out who had won … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bated — adjective with bated breath feeling very anxious or excited: We waited with bated breath for the results of the test to come through … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bated — Bate Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bating}.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. [1913 Webster] He must either bate the laborer s wages, or not employ or not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bated — adjective Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath … Wiktionary
bated — un·bated; … English syllables
bated — UK [ˈbeɪtɪd] / US [ˈbeɪtəd] adjective with bated breath … English dictionary
