Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
beat- -to
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Shortening of beat to the punch.

Usage

Inflected Forms

beats to (present, singular) beating to (participle, present) beaten to (participle, past)

Questions

What does beat to mean?
To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).
Where does beat to come from?
Shortening of beat to the punch.

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