🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

मारना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mārnā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beat/biːt/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #600 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने परेड की शुरुआत के लिए ढोल पीटा।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To strike repeatedly; to hit.

    "She beat the drum to signal the start of the parade."
As noun
  1. 1

    A rhythmic unit in music or a regular pulsation.

    "The beat of the music made everyone want to dance."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'beat' originates from the Old English 'beatan', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*beutōną'. Historically, it has evolved to encompass meanings related to striking, rhythm, and victory, reflecting both physical and metaphorical senses of the term.

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