beheaded

CEFRB2

/bɪˈhɛdɪd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    cut the head of.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Having had one's head cut off.

Examples

  • I used his beheaded body as a shield.

  • Many revolutionaries have been beheaded by the axe of a guillotine.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of behead

More examples

In context

  • They gasped at the sight of the beheaded king.

  • The executioner beheaded the king.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The king ordered the traitor to be blank in the public square at dawn.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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