et

¹

[et]

verb

Nonstandard: Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S.

1. a simple past tense of eat.

et

²

[et]

conjunction

Latin.

1. and.

Et

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ethyl.

-et

⁴

1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.

e.t.

⁵

abbreviation

1. electrical transcription.

E.T.

⁶

Or ET

abbreviation

1. Eastern time.

2. extraterrestrial.

ET

¹

abbreviation

1. Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people

2. Egypt (international car registration)

-et

²

suffix

1. small or lesser

   islet

   baronet

Et

³

symbol

1. ethyl

et

⁴

abbreviation

1. Ethiopia

Word History and Origins

Origin of ET¹

Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)

Word History and Origins

Origin of ET¹

from Old French -et, -ete

Example Sentences

Many times I have sent him emails with questions about things such as tournament schedules, locations, et al.

From Los Angeles Times

CIF, City Section, et al., will see that his career is appropriately honored for his 50th year.

From Los Angeles Times

“It causes all the illnesses that measles itself causes, encephalitis and blindness, et cetera.”

From Salon

But the key matter is that in all historical cases of self-rule, from the Greek city-states onward, the community has required the active participation of citizens who understand the stakes, whereas, if Boorstin, et al., are correct, the American public has now been reduced to spectators gawking at images and pseudo-events rather than citizens absorbing ideas or cogent arguments.

From Salon

The BBC reviewed reports on all three works produced by the Institut d'Art Conservation et Couleur in Paris, and by the German laboratory of Elisabeth Jägers and Erhard Jägers.

From BBC