beaten

American  

[beet-n] / ˈbit 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.

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idioms

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

   a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.

beaten British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• underbeaten adjective
• well-beaten adjective

Etymology

Origin of beaten

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

Example Sentences

Ranked 64th in the world, their progress has been steady, reaching the final of the 2023 Asian Cup, when they were beaten by hosts Qatar.

From BBC

England have not beaten a nation ranked in the top 20 under Tuchel.

From BBC

Palo Alto has been beaten down this year amid a broad, recurring selloff in software stocks.

From Barron's

And all three have beaten the S&P 500 and small-capitalization Russell 2000 this century.

From The Wall Street Journal

Securing another triumph in Miami helped Sinner close the gap on Alcaraz, who was beaten in the third round, at the top of the rankings.

From BBC

Related Words

• humbled
• overpowered
• overwhelmed
• routed