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noun | verb baitbait1 /beɪt/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable] ETYMOLOGYbait1Origin: 1200-1300 Old Norse beita food ► taking the bait The trout just weren’t taking the bait (=eating it and being caught). ► took the bait Plenty of people took the bait (=accepted what was offered) and ended up losing their life savings. 1 food used to attract animals, especially fish, so that you can catch them: The trout just weren’t taking the bait (=eating it and being caught).2something used to make someone do something, buy something, etc., especially done in a way to deceive people: Plenty of people took the bait (=accepted what was offered) and ended up losing their life savings.3rise to the bait to become angry when someone is deliberately trying to make you angry: Sanders simply refused to rise to the bait.4the (old) bait and switch a situation in which a customer is attracted by a low price on a product, but pays much more for a different product [Origin: 1200–1300 Old Norse beita food] noun | verb baitbait2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYbait2Origin: (1) 1200-1300 ➔ BAIT1 (2-3) 1100-1200 Old Norse beita to cause to bite VERB TABLEbait |
Present | I, you, we, they | bait | | he, she, it | baits | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | baited | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have baited | | he, she, it | has baited | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had baited | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bait | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have baited |
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Present | I | am baiting | | he, she, it | is baiting | | you, we, they | are baiting | Past | I, he, she, it | was baiting | | you, we, they | were baiting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been baiting | | he, she, it | has been baiting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been baiting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be baiting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been baiting |
1to put bait on a hook to catch fish or in a trap to catch animals2to deliberately try to make someone angry by criticizing him or her, using rude names, etc.: Goodman refused to be baited, and walked away. |