et

¹

[ et ]

verb

, Nonstandard: Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S.

1. a simple past tense of eat.

et

²

[ et ]

conjunction

, Latin.

1. and.

Et

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ethyl.

-et

⁴

1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.

e.t.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. electrical transcription.

E.T.

⁶

or ET

abbreviation for

1. Eastern time ( def ).
2. extraterrestrial ( def 2 ).

ET

¹

abbreviation for

1. Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people
2. Egypt (international car registration)

-et

²

suffix forming nouns

1. small or lesser

   islet

   baronet

Et

³

the chemical symbol for

1. ethyl

et

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Ethiopia

Word History and Origins

Origin of et¹

Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)

Word History and Origins

Origin of et¹

from Old French -et, -ete

Example Sentences

Heidi Klum and husband Tom Kaulitz shot for the moon Thursday night, transforming into his-and-hers E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial characters for the supermodel’s annual Halloween bash.

From Los Angeles Times

Kaulitz embodied the classic version of the titular alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, while Klum took on the disguised version of E.T.

From Los Angeles Times

“As a nine year old in Germany, E.T. introduced me to the idea that there’s life outside planet earth. So for the last year, we all put our heads together to figure out how to put my own stamp on such an iconic character,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

“I know E.T. wanted to go home, but I hope that if the movie took place in 2024 that my favorite extra terrestrial would come to my party instead.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Chris, who was first inspired to take up cycling by the famous BMX scenes in the film E.T., had won six Olympic, 11 world and 43 World Cup titles by the time he retired.

From BBC