take a bite

English

Verb

take a bite (third-person singular simple present takes a bite, present participle taking a bite, simple past took a bite, past participle taken a bite)

  1. (idiomatic) To eat a quick, light snack.
  2. To bite into something once for the purpose of eating.
    I took a bite out of the apple and immediately realised it was rotten.

See also
  • Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take
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