checkmate
To put the king of an opponent into checkmateTo put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
» Tom checkmated Mary on the tenth move.
Tom setzte Maria in zehn Zügen schachmatt.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
ста́вить матstávitʹ mat, поста́вить матpostávitʹ mat
(broadly, transitive)To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
- place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Examples
18 sentencesTom checkmated Mary on the tenth move.
deTom setzte Maria in zehn Zügen schachmatt.
You'll be checkmate in three moves.
Тобі мат у три ходи.
deIn drei Zügen bist du schachmatt.
The checkmated player shook the hand of his opponent.
Заматований гравець потис руку опоненту.
Maria is a chess whiz, she checkmated me in ten moves.
Марія - шаховий геній, вона поставила мені мат за десять ходів.
If your king has been checkmated then that means you lost.
Якщо твоєму королеві поставили мат, це означає, що ти програла.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta)From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Classical Persian شاه مات (šāh māt, “the king [is] amazed”).
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Forms
checkmates, checkmating, checkmated, checkmated| Base form | checkmate · to checkmate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | checkmates |
| Present participle | checkmating |
| Past simple | checkmated |
| Past participle | checkmated |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game:mate
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle