Meaning

1 senses

  1. To measure or regulate time in music by the motion of the hand or foot.

    отбивать тактotbivatʹ takt, отбивать ритмotbivatʹ ritm

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Tom has beaten me three times.

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  2. Tom has been beaten up three times.

    deTom ist schon dreimal zusammengeschlagen worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom says he's been beaten up three times.

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  4. I'm sure I'll beat Tom next time.

    deIch bin sicher, dass ich Tom das nächste Mal schlagen werde. — mramosch

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  5. You have to beat the time.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to measure or regulate time:

Forms

beats time, beating time, beat time, beaten time
Base formbeat time · to beat time
3rd person singularbeats time
Present participlebeating time
Past simplebeat time
Past participlebeaten time / beat time

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybeat time
he, she, itbeats time

Past simpleLesson

all personsbeat time

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave beaten time
he, she, ithas beaten time

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill beat time

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beastiebeatB1beaterbeatingbeatitudebeatnik

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