beaten

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  2. verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  3. verb hit repeatedly

Etymology

From beat + -en.

In classic literature

Synonyms

beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

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