Word a Day
beat
What does beat mean?
beat (verb): to win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use beat in a sentence?
- I just can't seem to beat the last level of this video game. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce beat?
/bit/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does beat come from?
Inherited from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan (“to beat, pound, strike, lash, dash, thrust, hurt, injure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push, strike”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to beat
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “beat” mean?
to separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly
Not quite: that's what break means.
to win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event
Right! That's what “beat” means.
to provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales
Not quite: that's what advertise means.
to be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface
Not quite: that's what float means.
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