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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

eat an elephant one bite at a time en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, qualifier:chiefly proverb) To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

Forms

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eating an elephant one bite at a time Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
eaten an elephant one bite at a time Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
eat the elephant one bite at a time alternative lexicographic
ate an elephant one bite at a time Tense=Past lexicographic
eats an elephant one bite at a time Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

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