This is the 6021st most frequent Spanish word.
ate
"Ate" in Spanish refers to a sweet fruit paste or jelly.
The word 'ate' is used here as the past tense of 'to eat', referring to the consumption of food.
Comí la cena temprano ayer.
I ate dinner early yesterday.
The word 'eat' in this context is used as the base verb form in its past tense inquiry form 'comiste', indicating prior action.
¿Ya comiste algo?
Did you eat something already?
'Ate' here is part of the conjugation 'comieron', referring to the plural past action of eating.