beaten

English

Etymology

From beat +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːtən/, [ˈbiːtn̩], [ˈbiːʔn̩]
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  • Rhymes: -iːtən

Adjective

beaten (comparative more beaten, superlative most beaten)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

beaten

  1. past participle of beat

Middle English

Verb

beaten

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of beten (to beat)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑː.ten/

Verb

bēaten

  1. plural present subjunctive of bēatan

Participle

bēaten

  1. past participle of bēatan