"beat to" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: beats to [present, singular, third-person], beating to [participle, present], beat to [past], beaten to [participle, past]
Etymology: Shortening of beat to the punch. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beat to the punch}} beat to the punch Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> to}} beat to (third-person singular simple present beats to, present participle beating to, simple past beat to, past participle beaten to)
  1. (transitive) To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_to-en-verb-iMLNu5nG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to)

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else)."
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        "(transitive) To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else)."
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