Meaning of bit In English

• 0 a small piece or amount of something:

  • Would you like a bit of chocolate?

  • The glass smashed into little bits.

  • There were bits of paper all over the floor.

  • She tries to do a bit of exercise every day.

  • I don't understand this bit.

  • I'm just going out for a bit. See you later.

  • Can you move up a bit?

  • Maria's put on a bit of weight, hasn't she?

  • It's a bit of a nuisance.

  • The dress is a bit too big for me.

  • That was a bit silly, wasn't it?

  • I'm a bit nervous.

  • I was hoping there'd be some food - I'm a bit hungry.

  • Would you like a bit more cake?

  • It's a bit like a Swiss chalet.

  • Blimey, it's a bit cold!

  • And she didn't invite him? That was a bit mean!

  • I saved up the money bit by bit.

  • She wasn't a bit worried about the test.

  • "Are you getting tired?" "Not a bit."

  • They have quite a bit of money.

  • The car was blown to bits.

  • It just fell to bits in my hands.

  • I love my son to bits.

• 1 a piece of metal put in a horse's mouth to allow the person riding it to control its movements

• 2 a unit of information in a computer that must be either 0 or 1:

  • a 32-bit computer (= a computer that processes 32 bits of information at a time)

• 3 a coin representing a small amount of money:

  • a threepenny/sixpenny bit

• 4 the part of a tool used for cutting or drilling (= making holes)

• 5 past simple of bite

• 6 a small piece or a small amount of something:

  • little bits of paper

  • We need every bit of evidence we can find.

  • We showed a little bit on videotape.

  • Could you talk a bit (= for a short period) about your childhood experiences?

  • We found the dinner a little bit of a disappointment.

• 7 a piece of metal put in a horse’s mouth to allow the person riding it to control its movements

• 8 the smallest unit of information in a computer, represented by either 0 or 1

• 9 the part of a tool used to cut or drill (= make holes)

• 10 past simple of bite

• 11 the smallest unit of information in a computer's memory:

  • Can I run 32-bit programs on a 64-bit computer?