Bite Off

How to Conjugate Bite Off

  • Infinitive: Bite Off
  • Present Tense: Bite Off/ Bites Off
  • -ing Form: Biting Off
  • Past Tense: Bit Off
  • Past Participle: Bitten Off
Bite Off is a separable phrasal verb and has 2 definitions.

Definitions of Bite Off:

1. To use your teeth to bite a piece of something.

Examples: According to reports, a woman bit off a man’s ear at Oktoberfest last year.
The dog bit the burglar’s finger off, making it easy for police to identify the intruder.

2. To copy or imitate something or someone.

Examples: China is known for biting off other countries’ products.
Samsung bit off Apple’s iPhone with the Galaxy.

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