a bit

a bit
informal
1) slightly or a little

I'm feeling a bit tired.

That was a bit stupid.

a bit more/less:

The second interview was a bit less formal than the first.

2) a short time

You'll have to wait a bit.

for a bit:

Why don't you come and stay with us for a bit?

in a bit:

I'll do it in a bit. I'm busy right now.

3) a small amount of something

I'd like some sauce, but just a bit.

a bit of:

I know a bit of German.

With a bit of luck we should still be able to get there in time.

a little bit:

She had a little bit of money that her father had left her.

4) to a limited degree

I used to surf a bit when I was younger.


English dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bit rate — Bit rates Decimal prefixes (SI) Name Symbol Multiple kilobit per second kbit/s 103 megabit per second Mbit/s 106 gigabit per second Gbit/s 109 …   Wikipedia

  • Bit manipulation — is the act of algorithmically manipulating bits or other pieces of data shorter than a byte. Programming tasks that require bit manipulation include low level device control, error detection and correction algorithms, encryption algorithms, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Bit — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bit es el acrónimo de Binary digit. (dígito binario). Un bit es un dígito del sistema de numeración binario. Mientras que en el sistema de numeración decimal se usan diez dígitos, en el binario se usan sólo dos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • BIT — (binary digit) Contraction de l’expression anglaise binary digit (chiffre binaire), le terme bit prend en informatique trois significations différentes. Puisqu’on se trouve ici dans un système de numération à base 2, deux symboles (habituellement …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bit — [bɪt], das; [s], [s]: kleinste Einheit der Informationseinheit beim Computer: ein Byte besteht aus acht Bit; ein Bit steht entweder auf 0 oder auf 1. * * * bịt 〈EDV; Zeichen für〉 Bit * * * 1Bịt , das; [s], s <aber: eine Million Bits od.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • bit — bit1 [bit] n. [ME < OE bite, a bite < bītan, BITE] 1. the part of a bridle that goes into a horse s mouth, used to control the horse: see BRIDLE 2. anything that curbs or controls 3. the part of a pipestem held in the mouth: see PIPE 4. th …   English World dictionary

  • bit — Ⅰ. bit [1] ► NOUN 1) a small piece or quantity. 2) (a bit) a short time or distance. 3) (also bit of fluff or stuff) informal a girl or young woman. ● a bit …   English terms dictionary

  • Bit Cloud — is a character from , an anime based on TOMY s Zoids model franchise. Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in the Japanese version and Richard Ian Cox in the English version of the series, he is the protagonist of the story, and a member of the Blitz team …   Wikipedia

  • Bit Corporation — (普澤 Pu Ze in Chinese) [cite web |url=http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate/?p=bit |title=Gamate: Bit Corporation |accessdate=2008 06 09 |author=Taizou |date=2008 |work=Neo Fuji |publisher=] was a Taiwanese game developer and console… …   Wikipedia

  • Bit Corp — Bit Corporation war ein taiwanischer Spiele und Konsolen Hersteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Spiele 2 Hardware 3 Anmerkungen 4 Weblinks // …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bit (informatique) — Bit Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bit (homonymie).  Ne doit pas être confondu avec byte. Unités de bits Préfixes SI …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”