beaten

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈbiː.tən//
/[ˈbiː.tn̩]/
/[ˈbiː.ʔn̩]/

Defeated.

adjective

1
Defeated.
2
Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
a beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack
3
Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
4
datedTrite; hackneyed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat English -en English beaten From beat + -en.

verb

1
Also a form of beatpast participle of beat

Forms

comparative: more beaten
superlative: most beaten

beast · Any four-footed land mammal.Beast · A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often…beat · A stroke; a blow.

beaten · Defeated.

beating · The action by which someone or something is beaten.Beatles · An extremely successful and influential British rock music…Beatrice · A female given name from Latin.

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