et

Meanings

1. Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.

1. Initialism of Eastern Time (-5 hours to GMT).
2. Abbreviation of extraterrestrial.
3. Initialism of escape tone.
4. Initialism of electron tunneling.
5. Initialism of essential tremor.
6. Abbreviation of endotracheal or endotracheal tube.
7. Initialism of electronic ticket.
8. Initialism of end transaction or end of transaction (with "transaction" meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense).
9. Initialism of elapsed time.

1. Abbreviation of ethyl (-C₂H₅).

Etymology

From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt. Doublet of ate.