beaten
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːtən/, [ˈbiːtn̩], [ˈbiːʔn̩]
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːtən
Adjective
beaten (comparative more beaten, superlative most beaten)
- Defeated.
- Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
- a beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack
- (cooking, of a liquid) Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
- (dated) Trite; hackneyed.
Derived terms
Translations
defeated — see defeated
Verb
beaten
- past participle of beat
Middle English
Verb
beaten
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of beten (“to beat”)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑː.ten/
Verb
bēaten
- plural present subjunctive of bēatan
Participle
bēaten
- past participle of bēatan