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defeating
UK
/dɪˈfiːtɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈfitɪŋ/
Gerundial noun denoting the act or process of defeating.
Definitions
The defeating of the proposal surprised the committee.
UK
/dɪˈfiːtɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈfitɪŋ/
Used attributively as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb ‘defeat’.
Translations
The defeating team celebrated their victory.
Побеждающая команда праздновала свою победу.
The defeating blow left the opponent with no chance to recover.
Разгромный удар не оставил противнику шансов на восстановление.
Definitions
Their defeating strategy left the opponents with no chance of recovery.
The sales figures were defeating; no amount of spin could disguise the downturn.
defeating
Gerund
defeated
Past Simple
defeated
Past Participle
defeating
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈfiːt/
US
/dɪˈfit/
Translations
The team managed to defeat their rivals in the final match.
Команда смогла победить своих соперников в финальном матче.
She was determined to defeat her fears and try skydiving.
Она была полна решимости одолеть свои страхи и попробовать прыжки с парашютом.
The army was able to defeat the enemy forces decisively.
Армия смогла разгромить вражеские силы решительно.
Additional translations
Definitions
The team managed to defeat their rivals in the final match.
She worked hard to defeat her fear of public speaking.
Definitions
The team's defeat in the championship game was unexpected.
The proposal's defeat in the committee was a major disappointment for the advocates.
Definitions
Regulators discovered that the cars had been equipped with defeat software to cheat emission tests.