bite

باللغة العربية: عَضَّ، قَضَمَ، عض، قطم

1. To cut into something by clamping the teeth. (transitive) · As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
2. To hold something by clamping one's teeth. (transitive)
3. To attack with the teeth. (intransitive) · That dog is about to bite!
4. To behave aggressively; to reject advances. (intransitive) · If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.
5. To take hold; to establish firm contact with. (intransitive) · I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
6. To have significant effect, often negative. (intransitive) · For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.
7. To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. (intransitive) · Are the fish biting today?
8. To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor. (figuratively, intransitive) · I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?

He/she/it bites · الماضي bit · التصريف الثالث (اسم المفعول) bitten · صيغة -ing biting