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Meaning of beaten in English

beaten
adjective
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/ˈbiː.tən/ us
/ˈbiː.t̬ən/

beaten adjective (DEFEATED)

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defeated in a competition:
She was the beaten finalist in this year's Australian Open Championship.
She has owned several beaten favourites, but he has yet to have a winning horse at this meeting.
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Losing and being defeated
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beaten adjective (STRUCK)

[ before noun ]
Beaten gold or another metal has been made flat by having been hit repeatedly with a hard object:
She was wearing a necklace of beaten gold.
[ before noun ]
A beaten path or track is one that people walk along regularly so that the ground has become hard and the path is clear.
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Chemistry: metals & metalworking
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off the beaten track
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（金或其他金屬）被硬物鍛打、錘製而變扁平的, （小路）走的人多而變得暢通而堅實的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（金或其他金属）被硬物锻打、锤制而变扁平的, （小路）因走的人多而变得畅通而坚实的…
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yenilmiş, yenik, çırpılmış…
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verslagen, geklopt…
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poražený, zbitý, (vy)šlehaný…
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slået, pisket…
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kalah, terkocok…
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พ่ายแพ้, ที่ตีหรือคนให้เข้ากัน…
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pobity, ubity…
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tewas, pukulan…
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slått (ut), utkjørt, banket…
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