beaten

[beet-n]

adjective

1. formed or shaped by blows; hammered.

   a dish of beaten brass.

2. much trodden; commonly used.

   a beaten path.

3. defeated; vanquished; thwarted.

4. overcome by exhaustion; fatigued by hard work, intense activity, etc.

5. (of food) whipped up, pounded, pulverized, or the like.

   adding three beaten eggs.

beaten

/ ˈbiːtən /

adjective

1. defeated or baffled

2. shaped or made thin by hammering

   a bowl of beaten gold

3. much travelled; well trodden (esp in the phrase the beaten track )

4. 1. in or into unfamiliar territory

   2. out of the ordinary; unusual

5. (of food) mixed by beating; whipped

6. tired out; exhausted

7. hunting (of woods, undergrowth, etc) scoured so as to rouse game

Other Word Forms

• underbeaten adjective
• well-beaten adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of beaten¹

before 1100; Middle English beten, Old English bēaten, past participle of bēatan to beat

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. off the beaten track / path, novel; uncommon; out of the ordinary.

   a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.

Example Sentences

For the first time in 24 games dating back 2018, City were beaten at home in the Champions League prior to the knockout stage.

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In junior high, humor became a way to avoid being beaten up—and the best way to get a girl to talk to me.

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But it was only the race before in Brazil that Sainz qualified last for the sprint, and was beaten by Albon in qualifying for the main race by more than 0.4secs.

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Having beaten Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina this autumn, that feels like the next step.

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The tourists were beaten inside two days in Perth, meaning an 11-day break before the second Test – a day-nighter in Brisbane.

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