beast

CEFRB1

/biːst/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.

Examples

  • A bear is a friendly beast compared to a tiger.

  • The food was not fit for man or beast.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. All non-human animals seen as a group.

  2. An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.

  3. Any four-footed land mammal.

More examples

In context

  • Language is what separates man and beast.

  • That is a beast of a stadium.

  • The subwoofer that comes with this set of speakers is a beast.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.