defeat
gb/dɪfˈit/ us/dɪfˈit/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 3000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
To win against someone
To win against someone in a game, fight, or other contest.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to defeat [someone/something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'defeat' with 'beat' in casual speech; 'beat' is more common informally, but 'defeat' is more formal and often used in writing or official contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
beat (More informal and common in everyday speech, especially in sports contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
lose to (Indicates failing to win against someone or something.)
పదకలయికలు
defeat the enemy
|defeat an opponent
|defeat a team
|soundly defeat
|narrowly defeat
విషయాలు
sports
|war
|competition
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The team defeated their rivals in the final match.
- The army was defeated after a long battle.
- She defeated her opponent in straight sets.
- The proposal was defeated in parliament.
- He managed to defeat the reigning champion.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Our team defeated their team.
- The army defeated the enemy.
- She defeated her friend in the game.
- We defeated them in the race.
- He defeated the old champion.
నామవాచకం
A2
event
2
Loss in a contest
When you lose against someone in a game, fight, or other contest.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone]'s defeat by [someone/something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'defeat' (noun) with 'defeat' (verb). The noun refers to the loss itself, not the act of causing it.
పర్యాయపదాలు
loss (General term for failing to win; less formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
victory (The state of winning a contest or battle.)
పదకలయికలు
suffer defeat
|face defeat
|admit defeat
|heavy defeat
|unexpected defeat
విషయాలు
sports
|war
|competition
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The general refused to admit defeat.
- Their unexpected defeat shocked the fans.
- He suffered a crushing defeat in the election.
- The team faced defeat for the first time this season.
- Her defeat in the tournament was disappointing.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- We had a big defeat yesterday.
- They suffered defeat in the game.
- It was our first defeat this year.
- The defeat made them sad.
- He faced defeat with courage.
క్రియ
B1
action
3
Stop something from succeeding
To stop a plan, law, or attempt from working or happening.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to defeat [a plan/proposal/attempt]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners might overuse this sense when 'reject' or 'block' would be more natural outside formal decision-making contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
block (Informal term meaning to stop something from happening.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
approve (To officially accept or allow something to proceed.)
పదకలయికలు
defeat a bill
|defeat a motion
|defeat an attempt
విషయాలు
politics
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|business
|work
ఉదాహరణలు
- The committee defeated the proposed amendment.
- His attempt to change the rules was defeated by the board.
- The bill was defeated in the Senate.
- They worked together to defeat the motion.
- Efforts to reform the system were defeated.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They defeated the new law.
- The bill was defeated last week.
- We defeated his plan.
- The proposal was defeated in the meeting.
- The idea was defeated quickly.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
defeat
IPA
GB/dɪfˈit/
US/dɪfˈit/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
de - feat (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (feat)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: defeat
- Plural: defeat, defeats
Verb
- Base: defeat
- 3rd Person Singular: defeats
- Present Participle: defeating
- Past: defeated
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
defeats
noun
defeating
verb
defeated
verb
Negative and opposite forms
undefeated
adjective
Advanced or less common
defeatist
adjective
defeatism
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
in defeat
1/ˈɪn dɪfˈit/
fixed phrase
During or after losing
While or after losing a game, fight, or contest.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He remained calm in defeat.
- They showed respect for their opponents in defeat.
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
1/snˈæt͡ʃ dɪfˈit fɹˈʌm ðə d͡ʒˈɔz əv vˈɪktɚi/
idiom
informal
Lose when close to winning
To end up losing when you were very close to winning.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The team managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory after leading most of the match.
- He snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by making a careless mistake.
admit defeat
1/ədmˈɪt dɪfˈit/
fixed phrase
Stop trying after failing
To accept that you cannot win and stop trying.
ఉదాహరణలు
- After hours of trying, he finally admitted defeat and called for help.
- After hours of trying to fix the computer, he finally admitted defeat.
- We had to admit defeat and cancel the project.
- The company admitted defeat and withdrew from the market.