forbeat

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verb

To beat.

OriginMiddle English forbeten →
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Meanings

verbforbeat (third-person singular simple present forbeats, present participle forbeating, simple past forbeat, past participle forbeaten)

present singular third person forbeats · participle present forbeating · participle past forbeaten

  1. obsoleteTo beat.
  2. archaicTo beat up, beat to pieces, beat to death.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforbeten“to beat, beat up”
  2. Englishforbeat

From Middle English forbeten (“to beat, beat up”), equivalent to for- + beat.

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APA

forbeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbeat

MLA

“forbeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbeat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forbeat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbeat.

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