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- Dictionarybeaten/ˈbiːtn/
verb
- 1. past participle of beat
adjective
- 1. having been defeated: "last year's beaten finalist"
- 2. having been beaten or struck: "he trudged home like a beaten cur" Similar
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BEATEN definition: 1. defeated in a competition: 2. Beaten gold or another metal has been made flat by having been…. Learn more.
1. : hammered into a desired shape. beaten gold. 2. : much trodden and worn smooth. also : familiar. a beaten path. 3. : being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted. Phrases. off the beaten track or US off the beaten path. : in a remote place rarely visited by people.
Beaten definition: formed or shaped by blows; hammered. See examples of BEATEN used in a sentence.
Definition of 'beaten' Word Frequency. beaten. (biːtən ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people's feet, until it is hard. Before you is a well-worn path of beaten earth. Synonyms: well-trodden, worn, trodden, trampled More Synonyms of beaten. 2. See off the beaten track. More Synonyms of beaten.
1. formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass. 2. much trodden; commonly used: a beaten path. 3. defeated; vanquished; thwarted. 4. overcome by exhaustion; worn-out.
Something that's beaten has been made smooth or thin from repeated impact, like the beaten surface of a silver bracelet, or the beaten path that leads to your hideout in the woods. To make something beaten, you have to beat it — strike or hammer it repeatedly.
: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain. Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates. often used with up. … brutes who beat up their victims without compunction … J. H. Plumb. b. : to walk on : tread. beat the pavement looking for work. c. : to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against. waves beating the shore.
Definition of beat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to defeat or do better than: beat someone at something Simon always beats me at tennis. The Miami Heat beat the Pacers by five points, 95-90. Holland beat Belgium (by) 3–1. Our team was comfortably / easily / soundly beaten in the first round of the competition. The Nationalists were narrowly beaten in the election.
vanquished; thwarted. overcome by exhaustion; fatigued by hard work, intense activity, etc. Food (of food) whipped up, pounded, pulverized, or the like: adding three beaten eggs. Idioms off the beaten track or path, novel; uncommon; out of the ordinary: a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.
