defeat in English: Losing a game, a fight or a war. As a verb it means to beat somebody in a game, a fight or a war. (noun)

Translation

Losing a game, a fight or a war. As a verb it means to beat somebody in a game, a fight or a war.

Word origin

From Old French desfait, meaning undone, from Latin dis- and facere, to do.

Gender

Pluraldefeats

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"Defeat" here means they lost the game badly.

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"Accept defeat" means to agree that you have lost.

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Here "defeat" is a verb and means to beat somebody.

lose

To stop having something, or to not win a game or contest.

win

To come first in a game, race, or fight, or to get something as a prize.

beat

To win against someone in a game or fight, or to hit something again and again.

battle

A fight between two armies or two groups, usually as part of a war.

enemy

A person who hates you and wants to hurt you.

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