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beaten

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for beaten.

Editorial note

Delphi was the only reasonably well-built piece of software they did, and it was still beaten by VB commercially.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Defeated.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of beaten gathered in one view.

adjective

Defeated.

adjective

Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.

adjective

(cooking, of a liquid) Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for beaten.

Example sentences

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Delphi was the only reasonably well-built piece of software they did, and it was still beaten by VB commercially.

2

For those 23 days he'll be beaten half to death in order to extract a 'confession'.

3

As another counterfactual to build intuition: had the KMT beaten Mao in the 1940's, would there be a Communist Vietnam?

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JP Morgan is no more formidable in litigation than Microsoft, and they've already beaten Microsoft.

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It would be like comparing kids injured while jumping on a trampoline to kids injured while being beaten by an abusive adult.

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These women are beaten and raped and the police are helping the business owner ensure that the women remain his legal property.

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ETA Again: As another counterfactual to build intuition: had the KMT beaten Mao in the 1940's, would there be a Communist Vietnam?

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By the time they reach maturity, improvisation skills get beaten out of them.

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I know its juvenile but I would personally get a thrill out of seeing Floyd beaten up by a woman.

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The vast majority of retirement investment strategies are beaten by target funds.

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This particular guard had never beaten him and had always been polite.

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But for some reason we've been beaten into thinking in terms of these two clefs.

Quote examples

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If it's front page or similar Inwould not be surprised to see figures revised upwards significantly - once off the beaten track of even major sites the number of "let this one slide" decisions spikes a lot.

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> If it's front page or similar Inwould not be surprised to see figures revised upwards significantly - once off the beaten track of even major sites the number of "let this one slide" decisions spikes a lot.

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> Science fiction/fantasy author Michael Moorcock has suggested that the Gor novels should be placed on the top shelves of bookstores, saying, "I’m not for censorship but I am for strategies which marginalize stuff that works to objectify women and suggests women enjoy being beaten." I want to hear him on Fifty Shades of Grey...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use beaten in a sentence?

Delphi was the only reasonably well-built piece of software they did, and it was still beaten by VB commercially.

What does beaten mean?

Defeated.

What part of speech is beaten?

beaten is commonly used as adjective.