beaten
pronunciation
How to pronounce beaten in British English:
UK [ˈbi:tn]
How to pronounce beaten in American English:
US [ˈbitn]
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- Adjective:
- beaten repeatedly with heavy blows
- formed or made thin by hammering
- much trodden and worn smooth or bare
Word Origin
- beaten (adj.)
- "hammered" (of metal, etc.), c. 1300, from past participle of beat (v.), which alternates with beat with some distinctions of sense. Meaning "defeated" is from 1560s; that of "repeatedly struck" is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. A beaten dictator holding on to his power , however , is a sight not uncommon in modern times .
- 2. Some reports said monks were also beaten and arrested .
- 3. The two had been beaten and one was hit in the head with a brick .
- 4. They have trashed bars and nightclubs , harassed churches and beaten religious figures who promote pluralism .
- 5. Why was you beaten before ?