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Beat Sb Sth Past Beaten Transitive Beating Verb

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Kind verb
Front beat 
IPA  /biːt   / verb (past tense beat; past participle beaten /ˈbiːtn   /)
Back yenmek, üstün gelmek
yemek yemek
dövmek, vurmak
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beat (verb)

 /biːt   / verb (past tense beat; past participle beaten /ˈbiːtn   /)
 
 1 [transitive]
 beat sb (at sth); beat sth
to defeat sb; to be better than sth
yenmek, üstün gelmek
 He always beats me at tennis.
 We're hoping to beat (kırmak) the world record.
 If you want to keep fit, you can't beat swimming (yüzme en iyisidir. ).
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
to hit many times, usually very hard
dövmek; vurmak
 The man was beating the donkey with a stick.
 The rain was beating on the roof of the car.
 note at HIT1
 3 [intransitive, transitive]
to make a regular sound or movement
çarpmak, çalmak, çırpmak
 Her heart beat faster as she ran to pick up her child.
 We could hear the drums beating in the distance.
 The bird beat its wings.
 She beat (tempo tuttu) with her finger in time to the music.
 4 [transitive]
to mix quickly with a fork, etc.
çırpmak
 Beat the eggs and sugar together.
IDIOMS
beat about/around the bush
to talk about sth for a long time without mentioning the main point
lafı ağzında gevelemek, sadede gelmemek
 Stop beating about the bush and tell me how much money you need.
(it) beats me
(spoken)
I do not know
bilmiyorum
 This question beats me.
 It beats me where he's gone.
 ‘Why is she angry?’ ‘Beats me!’
off the beaten track
in a place where people do not often go
ıssız sapa (yer); kuş uçmaz kervan geçmez (yer)
PHRASAL VERBS
beat sb/sth off
to fight until sb/sth goes away
püskürtmek
 The thieves tried to take his wallet but he beat them off.
beat sb to sth
to get somewhere or do sth before sb else
önce davranmak
 She beat me back to the house.
 I wanted to ring him first but Kate beat me to it.
beat sb up
to attack sb by hitting or kicking them many times
dövmek, sopa çekmek
 He was badly beaten up outside the pub last night.
 

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