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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

golpear

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡolpeˈaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beat/biːt/
verbnounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #650 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella golpeó el tambor para señalar el inicio del desfile."

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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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'bēatan', meaning to strike or beat, stemming from Proto-Germanic '*bautaną'. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from physical striking to rhythmic pulsation, musical beats, and defeating opponents in competitions.

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