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bait
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English bayte, bait, beite, from Old Norse beita (“food, bait”), from Proto-Germanic *bait? (“that which is bitten, bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”). Cognate with German Beize (“mordant, corrosive fluid; marinade; hunting”), Old English b?t (“that which can be bitten, food, bait”). Related to bite.
Noun
bait (countable and uncountable, plural baits)
- Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
- Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something
- A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
- 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, chapter 20 page 70
- The tediousness of a two hours' bait at Petty-France, in which there was nothing to be done but to eat without being hungry, and loiter about without any thing to see, next followed[…]
- (Tyneside) A packed lunch.
- (East Anglia) A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.
- (Northern England) A miner's packed meal.
- A light or hasty luncheon.
- 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, chapter 20 page 70
Derived terms
Translations
References
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[3]
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
Verb
bait (third-person singular simple present baits, present participle baiting, simple past and past participle baited)
- (transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
- (transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
- a crooked pin […] baited with a vile earthworm
Translations
Usage notes
- This verb is sometimes confused in writing with the rare verb bate, which is pronounced identically; in particular, the expression with bated breath is frequently misspelled *with baited breath by writers unfamiliar with the verb bate.
Etymology 2
From Middle English bayten, baiten, beiten, from Old Norse beita (“to bait, cause to bite, feed, hunt”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijan? (“to cause to bite, bridle”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to bait”), Swedish beta (“to bait, pasture, graze”), German beizen (“to cause to bite, bait”), Old English b?tan (“to bait, hunt, bridle, bit”).
Verb
bait (third-person singular simple present baits, present participle baiting, simple past and past participle baited)
- (transitive) To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
- to bait a bear with dogs;? to bait a bull
- (transitive) To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- (transitive, now rare) To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 1, p. 12,[4]
- The Sunne that measures heauen all day long,
- At night doth baite his steedes the Ocean waues emong.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 1, p. 12,[4]
- (intransitive) (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
- (intransitive) (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, in Paradise Regain’d, to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, p. 89, line 539,[5]
- For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
- 1677, John Evelyn, Diary entry for 13 September, 1677, in Memoirs of John Evelyn, London: Henry Colburn, 1827, Volume 2, p. 433,[6]
- My Lord’s coach convey’d me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket, stepping in at Audley End to see that house againe, I slept at Bishops Strotford, and the next day home.
- 1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, p. 62,[7]
- At Break of Day we arose, and after a short Repast march’d on till Noon, when we baited among some shady Trees near a Pond of Water […]
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, in Paradise Regain’d, to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, p. 89, line 539,[5]
See also
- Baiting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
French battre de l'aile or des ailes, to flap or flutter.
Verb
bait (third-person singular simple present baits, present participle baiting, simple past and past participle baited)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
Etymology 4
Etymology unknown.
Adjective
bait (comparative more bait, superlative most bait)
- (MLE) Obvious; blatant.
- (MLE) Well-known; famous; renowned.
Synonyms
- (obvious): See also Thesaurus:obvious
- (well-known): See also Thesaurus:famous
Anagrams
- IBAT, a bit, bati, tabi
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German w?t, from Old High German w?t, from Proto-Germanic *w?daz (“wide, broad”). Cognate with German weit, Dutch wijd, English wide, Icelandic víður.
Adjective
bait (comparative baitor, superlative dar baitorste) (Sette Comuni, Luserna)
- wide, broad
- distant, far
Declension
Synonyms
- (distant): bèrre
Derived terms
- baitekhot
References
- “bait” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bait, from Arabic ?????? (bayt), from Proto-Semitic *bayt-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ba.?t??]
- Hyphenation: ba?it
Noun
bait (plural bait-bait, first-person possessive baitku, second-person possessive baitmu, third-person possessive baitnya)
- house (abode)
- home (house or structure in which someone lives)
- (literature) couplet (a pair of lines in poetry)
- Synonyms: untai, kuplet
Affixed terms
Further reading
- “bait” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /baet/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ba?t/
- Rhymes: -aet, -et
Etymology 1
From Arabic ?????? (bayt), from Proto-Semitic *bayt-.
Noun
bait (Jawi spelling ????, plural bait-bait, informal 1st possessive baitku, impolite 2nd possessive baitmu, 3rd possessive baitnya)
- house (abode)
- home (house or structure in which someone lives)
- (literature) couplet (a pair of lines in poetry)
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: bait
Etymology 2
From English byte.
Noun
bait (Jawi spelling ??????, plural bait-bait, informal 1st possessive baitku, impolite 2nd possessive baitmu, 3rd possessive baitnya)
- byte
Further reading
- “bait” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
Noun
bait
- Alternative form of bayte
Welsh
Alternative forms
- baet
Verb
bait
- (literary) second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of bod
Synonyms
- byddit
- byddet
Mutation
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reason
English
Etymology
From Middle English resoun, reson, from Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin rati?, from ratus, past participle of reor (“reckon”). Doublet of ration and ratio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?z?n/
- Rhymes: -i?z?n
- Hyphenation: rea?son
Noun
reason (countable and uncountable, plural reasons)
- A cause:
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- 1996, Daniel Clement Dennett, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, page 198:
- There is a reason why so many should be symmetrical: The selective advantage in a symmetrical complex is enjoyed by all the subunits […]
- 1996, Daniel Clement Dennett, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, page 198:
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- 1806, Anonymous, Select Notes to Book XXI, in, Alexander Pope, translator, The Odyssey of Homer, volume 6 (London, F.J. du Roveray), page 37:
- This is the reason why he proposes to offer a libation, to atone for the abuse of the day by their diversions.
- 1881, Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady, chapter 10:
- Ralph Touchett, for reasons best known to himself, had seen fit to say that Gilbert Osmond was not a good fellow […]
- 1806, Anonymous, Select Notes to Book XXI, in, Alexander Pope, translator, The Odyssey of Homer, volume 6 (London, F.J. du Roveray), page 37:
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- 1966, Graham Greene, The Comedians (Penguin Classics edition, ?ISBN, page 14:
- I have forgotten the reason he gave for not travelling by air. I felt sure that it was not the correct reason, and that he suffered from a heart trouble which he kept to himself.
- 1966, Graham Greene, The Comedians (Penguin Classics edition, ?ISBN, page 14:
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- 1970, Hannah Arendt, On Violence ?ISBN, page 62:
- And the specific distinction between man and beast is now, strictly speaking, no longer reason (the lumen naturale of the human animal) but science […]
- 1970, Hannah Arendt, On Violence ?ISBN, page 62:
- (obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
- 16th century Edmund Spenser, Lines on his Promised Pension
- I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my rhyme.
- 16th century Edmund Spenser, Lines on his Promised Pension
- (mathematics, obsolete) Ratio; proportion.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Usefulness of Mathematical Learning Explained and Demonstrated
- Geometrical Reasons
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Usefulness of Mathematical Learning Explained and Demonstrated
Synonyms
- (that which causes): cause
- (motive for an action): rationale, motive
- (thought offered in support): excuse
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
reason (third-person singular simple present reasons, present participle reasoning, simple past and past participle reasoned)
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- "I had," said he, "come to an entirely erroneous conclusion which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data. […] "
- 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To converse; to compare opinions.
- (transitive, intransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- I reasoned the matter with my friend.
- 1901, Ralph Connor, The Man from Glengarry Chapter 9
- The talk was mainly between Aleck and Murdie, the others crowding eagerly about and putting in a word as they could. Murdie was reasoning good-humoredly, Aleck replying fiercely.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan
- 1816, Jane Austen, Emma Volume 2/Chapter 10
- That she was not immediately ready, Emma did suspect to arise from the state of her nerves; she had not yet possessed the instrument long enough to touch it without emotion; she must reason herself into the power of performance; and Emma could not but pity such feelings, whatever their origin, and could not but resolve never to expose them to her neighbour again.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- to reason down a passion
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- reason at OneLook Dictionary Search
- reason in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- reason in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Roanes, Serano, arseno-, senora, señora
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