Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat it

/ˈbiˌdɪt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: beat- it
IPA: /ˈbiˌdɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave; to go away.

Colloquial; Derogatory

verb

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, it.

Example Sentences

"[…] and he said, "You beat it." So I beat it two squares up to Seventeenth Street and went into a saloon."
"Showin' how funky and strong is your fight / It doesn't matter who's wrong or right / Just beat it"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbiˌdɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

beats it (present, singular) beating it (participle, present) beaten it (participle, past)

Synonyms

beat a retreat hit it beat off abuse bash one out bate beat it crank one out fap frig goon jack off

Questions

How do you pronounce beat it?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiˌdɪt/.
What does beat it mean?: To leave; to go away.

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