Meaning

10 senses
  1. Any four-footed land mammal.

  2. (collective, often)All non-human animals seen as a group.

    Language is what separates man and beast.

  3. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.

    Unmensch, Bestie, Biest

    монстрmonstr, зверьzverʹ, чудо́вищеčudóvišče

  4. (UK)A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.

    Tier

  5. A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.

  6. (slang)Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.

    That is a beast of a stadium.

    The subwoofer that comes with this set of speakers is a beast.

  7. (slang)Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.

  8. (derogatory, slang)A sex offender.

  9. (figuratively)Something unpleasant and difficult.

  10. A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.

More definitions
  • a cruelly rapacious person
  • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Examples

130 sentences
  1. The lion is the king of beasts.

    Лев - король звірів.

    ruЛев — царь зверей.

    deDer Löwe ist der König der Tiere.

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  2. The food was not fit for man or beast.

    ruТакая еда не была впрок ни человеку, ни зверю.

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  3. This is a beast of burden.

    Це в'ючна тварина.

    ruЭто вьючное животное.

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  4. Don't provoke the beast.

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  5. A tiger is a beast of prey.

    Тигр - хижа тварина.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
non-human animal:
Русский
By meaning 2
non-human animal:
violent/antisocial person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
non-human animal:
violent/antisocial person:

Origin

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.

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