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verbIf you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.My sister tried to stop them and they beat her.They were beaten to death with baseball bats.To beat on, beat at, or beat against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time.There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow.The rain was beating on the windowpanes....the rhythmic beat of the surf....the silence broken only by the beating of the rain.When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.I felt my heart beating faster.He could hear the beat of his heart.Most people's pulse rate is more than 70 beats per minute.I could hear the beating of my heart.If you beat a drum or similar instrument, you hit it in order to make a sound. You can also say that a drum beats .When you beat the drum, you feel good....drums beating and pipes playing....the rhythmical beat of the drum.If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down.Beating their wings they flew off.Its wings beat slowly.If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one.There are men who simply don't like being beaten by a woman.She was easily beaten into third place.If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it.It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government.The doctor gave him the news that he'd beaten cancer.They recognise that tough action offers the only hope of beating inflation.Both he and his wife have recently beaten cancer and now are taking on some new challenges.If an attack or an attempt is beaten off or is beaten back, it is stopped, often temporarily.The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents....the day after government troops beat off a fierce rebel attack on its capital.If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it.Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance.Nothing quite beats the luxury of soaking in a long, hot bath at the end of a tiring day.For an evening stroll the beach at Dieppe is hard to beat.If you say you can't beat a particular thing you mean that it is the best thing of its kind.You can't beat soap and water for cleansing.To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.They were trying to beat the midnight deadline.Those who shop on Sunday to beat the rush are wasting their time.You use beat in expressions such as 'It beats me' or 'What beats me is' to indicate that you cannot understand or explain something.'What am I doing wrong, anyway?'—'Beats me, Lewis.'How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.nounThe beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has....the thumping beat of rock music....the dance beats of the last two decades.In music, a beat is a unit of measurement . The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece.It's got four beats to a bar.A police officer's or journalist's beat is the area for which he or she is responsible.Crime on his beat has halved.otherphraseIf you tell someone to beat it, you are telling them to go away.Beat it before it's too late.conventionYou can say Can you beat it? or Can you beat that? to show that you are surprised and perhaps annoyed about something.Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa. A2

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definition	verb If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard. My sister tried to stop them and they beat her. They were beaten to death with baseball bats. To beat on, beat at, or beat against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time. There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass. Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow. The rain was beating on the windowpanes. ...the rhythmic beat of the surf. ...the silence broken only by the beating of the rain. When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements. I felt my heart beating faster. He could hear the beat of his heart. Most people's pulse rate is more than 70 beats per minute. I could hear the beating of my heart. If you beat a drum or similar instrument, you hit it in order to make a sound. You can also say that a drum beats . When you beat the drum, you feel good. ...drums beating and pipes playing. ...the rhythmical beat of the drum. If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater. Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken. When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down. Beating their wings they flew off. Its wings beat slowly. If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them. In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one. There are men who simply don't like being beaten by a woman. She was easily beaten into third place. If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it. He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record. If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it. It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government. The doctor gave him the news that he'd beaten cancer. They recognise that tough action offers the only hope of beating inflation. Both he and his wife have recently beaten cancer and now are taking on some new challenges. If an attack or an attempt is beaten off or is beaten back, it is stopped, often temporarily. The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents. ...the day after government troops beat off a fierce rebel attack on its capital. If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it. Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance. Nothing quite beats the luxury of soaking in a long, hot bath at the end of a tiring day. For an evening stroll the beach at Dieppe is hard to beat. If you say you can't beat a particular thing you mean that it is the best thing of its kind. You can't beat soap and water for cleansing. To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event. They were trying to beat the midnight deadline. Those who shop on Sunday to beat the rush are wasting their time. You use beat in expressions such as 'It beats me' or 'What beats me is' to indicate that you cannot understand or explain something. 'What am I doing wrong, anyway?'—'Beats me, Lewis.' How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me. noun The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has. ...the thumping beat of rock music. ...the dance beats of the last two decades. In music, a beat is a unit of measurement . The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece. It's got four beats to a bar. A police officer's or journalist's beat is the area for which he or she is responsible. Crime on his beat has halved. other phrase If you tell someone to beat it, you are telling them to go away. Beat it before it's too late. convention You can say Can you beat it? or Can you beat that? to show that you are surprised and perhaps annoyed about something. Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
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cefr-level	A2

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