Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beaten

/ˈbiː.tən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: beat-en
IPA: /ˈbiː.tən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.

adj

Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.

adj

Trite; hackneyed.

Dated

verb

past participle of beat

Example Sentences

"a beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat English -en English beaten From beat + -en.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more beaten (comparative) most beaten (superlative)

Derived Forms

beatenness browbeaten sunbeaten unbeaten windbeaten

Phrases

beaten biscuit beaten rice beaten track beaten up off the beaten path off the beaten track weather-beaten well-beaten

Synonyms

overcome recreant worsted foiled beaten bested broken confounded conquered defeated licked overpowered

Rhymes With

eaten eaton unbeaten keaton eton wheaton heaton seton sweeten seaton teton beaton

Questions

How do you pronounce beaten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiː.tən/.
What does beaten mean?: Defeated.
Where does beaten come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat English -en English beaten From beat + -en.

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