beaten

English

Etymology

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

4. (cooking, of a liquid) Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
5. (dated) Trite; hackneyed.

Derived terms

• beaten track
• beaten up
• off the beaten path
• off the beaten track
• weather-beaten
• well-beaten

 

Translations

defeated — see defeated

Verb

beaten

1. past participle of beat

Middle English

Verb

beaten

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of beten (“to beat”)