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Irregular verb

beat

/biːt/

Base
beat
Past simple
beat
Past participle
beaten

Usage

The past simple beat looks like the base form, but the participle changes to beaten after have/has/had.

Meaning

  • to defeat someone or hit something repeatedly

Example

Our team beat the champions last night.

He beat the drum in time with the music.

Our best time has never been beaten.