BATED


Meaning of BATED in English

/ ˈbeɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective

IDIOMS

- with bated breath

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from the past participle of obsolete bate restrain , from abate .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.