beat up
To give a severe beating toTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
» I'm the one who got beat up.
Це мене побили.
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
I got beaten up by thugs on my way home.
You don't beat people up, so that you can live in a society where nobody would beat you up.
verprügeln, schlagen, aufmischen
избива́тьizbivátʹ, изби́тьizbítʹ
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
(transitive)To wake up earlier than (somebody).
I wanted to beat you up this morning and make breakfast for you for once.
To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
zurichten
(reflexive)To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something.
Don’t beat yourself up over such a minor mistake.
fertigmachen
To make (someone) feel badly guilty and accuse (them) over something.
(WW2 air pilots' usage)To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
es aufnehmen mit
(intransitive)To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
kreuzen
лави́роватьlavírovatʹ
(dated, intransitive)To disturb; to pay an untimely visit to.
(dated, intransitive)To go diligently about in order to get helpers or participants in an enterprise.
to beat up for recruits, or for volunteers
die Werbetrommel rühren
(obsolete)To attack suddenly; to alarm.
überfallen
Examples
175 sentencesI'm the one who got beat up.
Це мене побили.
Tom says he's going to beat you up.
Том каже, що поб'є тебе.
ruТом говорит, что побьёт тебя.
Do you know the boys who beat Tom up?
Ви знаєте хлопців, які побили Фому?
Tom beat Mary up.
Том побив Мері.
ruТом сильно избил Мэри.
deTom schlug Mary zusammen.
Tom beat up Mary.
Том побив Мері.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 7
Forms
beats up, beating up, beat up, beaten upPhrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- beat upобробляти, обробитиTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- beat offзловживати, ображатиTo drive something away with blows or military force.
- beat outбити, вдаритиTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
- beat backвести, їхатиTo fight against and cause to recede.
- beat onTo talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
- beat downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
- beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.
- beat aboutTo search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb