defeat
To overcome in battle or contestTo overcome in battle or contest.
» Tom won't be able to defeat me.
Том не зможе мене подолати.
Том не зможе мене перемогти.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To overcome in battle or contest.
Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
schlagen, besiegen, niederringen
побежда́тьpobeždátʹ, победи́тьpobedítʹ, разбива́тьrazbivátʹ
поража́тиporažáty, порази́тиporazýty, перемага́тиperemaháty
(transitive)To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
zunichtemachen
(transitive)To nullify
To prevent (something) from being achieved.
- win a victory over
- thwart the passage of
Examples
493 sentencesTom won't be able to defeat me.
Том не зможе мене подолати.
He admitted his defeat.
Він визнав поразку.
ruОн признал своё поражение.
deEr gab seine Niederlage zu.
We admitted our defeat.
Ми визнали поразку.
ruМы признали поражение.
The people united will never be defeated.
Об’єднаний народ ніколи не буде переможений.
ruКогда народ един - он непобедим.
We defeated the enemy.
Ми перемогли ворога.
ruМы победили врага.
deWir bezwangen den Feind.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet (“disfigured”, past participle) andFrom Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet (“disfigured”, past participle) and defet (“defect”, noun), see Etymology 2 below.
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Forms
defeats, defeating, defeated, defeatedSynonyms
37 synonyms- win a victory over:get the better ofovercome
- thwart the passage of:killshoot downvote downvote out
Antonyms
11 antonymsWord family
12 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