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beatest

verb, old form used with thou

«beatest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«beatest» means «you beat», a form of «beat»: To beat is to win against someone. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou beatest» = «you beat».

Examples

When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. (Torah DEU.24.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: you beat.

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