Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Beat"

A: Music has a beat, which is usually marked by a kick drum in pop music. If you are behind a beat, then you are playing your instrument one beat behind the rest of the players. It is a metaphor.

A: He'll beat the charges. He'll legally contest the charges and win.

A: It means someone has managed to do something before you had the chance to.

Ex. I was going to say that, but you just beat me to it.

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A: Usually it means "get out of here" or "get away from me"

A: I gave the man a beat down.

A: Beat oneself over the head is a metaphor, when it is said it is not said literally. For example, if someone says “I beat myself over the head because I don’t work hard enough!” They did not actually hurt themselves, just condemn themselves for doing something wrong.

A: You made a miscalculation, for sure. But we can recover so don't beat yourself over the head about (for) it.

A: Today I had such a long day at work ,I’m beat!
After hours of training at the gym I was beat by the time I got home

A: For example,
I am going to beat you at the battle.= I am going to try to win in the battle.

A: when you beat, you are mixing but also incorporating air into the mixture. ex. you beat the eggs

for mixing, air is not incorporated. and it doesnt have to be liquid. ex. mixing the salad, mix the dry ingredients, mix in the sauce.

A: Beat can be for a wide range of things. 'He beat me to the park' (meaning he was faster to reach the park) 'my Father beat me for getting bad grades' 'I beat him at the game' (meaning I won him) but for defeat, it is mostly just for winning or losing. But besides that, they are quite similar. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

A: To beat means hitting, like
"I beat the dough when I baked" or it could mean to win like "I beat my brother at basketball"

To beat up means to harm physically. "I beat him up when he called me ugly"

A: it's about the same thing they both just mean tired
example: "man that test really left me pooped. ugh im beat" hah

A: Defeat is more serious.

"I beat you at a video game" is something children might say.
"I was defeated" is something an adult might say after a major crisis.

Lots of times, either one is fine. But to be "defeated" is to be completely and seriously beaten.

A: "beat" can also mean win. A noun is usually put after it. For example: I beat you! or I will beat him!

"Beats me" is an idiom, idioms do not make sense most of the time.

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A: beat around the bush

A: Beat, beaten, burst, catch, caught

A: Since a xylophone is a musical instrument that you can play, you'd usually say "play the xylophone".

A: No they’re totally different.

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A: "Best quality products." not "Beat quality products."

"Beat" means to hurt someone. "Beat" also means to overcome all of the competition.

"I beat my pillow." (I strike my pillow/ I hurt my pillow.)
"I beat the competition" (I won)
"I beat my friend at a game." (I won a game against my friend.)

"I am the best of the competition." (I am top of the competition. I do very well compared to the other players.)
"You are the best at sports." (You do very well playing sports. You are very good at playing sports.)

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A: Instead of "who is" use "who are". But otherwise wonderful Pronunciation.

A: @Ri-na So, "my mind went blank" or "I blanked" means that for a moment your mind was empty.

We don't say "skipped a beat" for this situation. "My heart skipped a beat" means you had a moment of excitement, a surprise or something. It could be good or bad.

"When I saw all the penguins my heart skipped a beat!"

But it also literally means to miss out a beat, so you could say it for anything with beats (like music or poetry, or perhaps something else rhythmic). If I played something wrong I might say that.