побежда́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
• conquer verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• lick verb To pass the tongue over something.
• shellac noun A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
• vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.
• win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.

Senses

побежда́ть 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.
• come first (idiomatic) To win first place in a competition.
• conquer To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
• defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
• lick (colloquial, dated) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
• shellac (informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.
• vanquish (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.
• win (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

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.

conquer — full definition

1. verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
2. verb To overcome a difficult challenge, feeling, or obstacle.

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