noun

bit

Translation

bit, piece, little

I'm a little bit tired.

She broke the cookie into bits.

She broke the biscuit into bits.

This is a 64-bit computer.

a bit of ((sth.)) a small amount of (sth.) I need a bit of sugar.

a bit ((adjective)) slightly (adjective) I'm a bit tired.

Synonyms: piece, fragment, speck, crumb; Antonyms: whole, lot, entirety

From Old English 'bita' meaning 'a piece bitten off,' related to the verb 'to bite'.

Imagine taking a 'bite' out of an apple, leaving a small 'bit'. Also, a computer 'bit' is the smallest 'bit' of data.