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Beaten Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Beaten has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

past participle of beat

"The boxer was knocked out and beaten down by his opponent in the first round."

Adjective
1

formed or made thin by hammering

"beaten gold"

2

much trodden and worn smooth or bare

"did not stray from the beaten path"

3

defeated

"After hours of intense fighting, the underdog team was finally beaten by the championship squad."

See Also
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Related Terms

Origin

Beaten comes from the verb beat combined with the suffix -en. Originally, it served as the past participle form of the word beat.

Rhyming Words
ten sten aten osten paten goten atten hiten oaten ayten eaten outen esten eoten cuten often guten laten pecten molten
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