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verslaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • best adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
  • confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • narrate verb To tell a story or describe a sequence of events, in speech or writing.

Senses

verslaan is used for these senses in English:

  • beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
  • best (transitive) To beat in a contest.
  • confound To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
  • defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • narrate To give an account.

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

best — full definition

  1. adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
  2. noun The greatest possible effort someone can make.
  3. verb To defeat or outdo someone.

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