defeat

[US]/dɪˈfiːt/
[UK]/dɪˈfiːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. overcome in a battle or contest; cause to be unsuccessful
n. failure; victory

Phrases & Collocations

suffer defeat

accept defeat

experience defeat

admit defeat

taste defeat

Example Sentences

convert defeat into victory

the defeat of a lifelong dream.

take a defeat with true sportsmanship

a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby.

to recuperate after a defeat

Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.

defeated the incumbent in a close election.

the party was narrowly defeated in the elections.

the rebirth of a defeated nation.

they defeated them in the semi.

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

jeer at a defeated enemy

bring defeat upon oneself

They were staring defeat in the face.

read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.

the stigma of ignominious defeat;

Real-world Examples

What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And we will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

That is why we will defeat this coronavirus and defeat it together.

Source: Boris Johnson's Speech Collection

For some commentators, this amounted to a defeat.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

Trump charged with plotting to overturn election defeat.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

To bite the dust can mean suffering defeat.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

In me is thy own defeat of self.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

They have to be defeated ideologically and politically.

Source: CNN Listening Collection May 2019

They reason about how best to defeat me.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

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