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

The show kicked off in Australia on Sunday evening with hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, promising Tulisa, Coleen Rooney et al would be "thrown in the deep end".

From BBC

ET/PT, following a one-hour preshow celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

ET on Comedy Central and streams on Paramount+.

From Salon

ET at her alma mater, Howard University.

From Salon

ET on Comedy Central and streams on Paramount+.

From Salon