unbeaten

English

Etymology

From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- +‎ beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”).

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -iːtən

Adjective

unbeaten (not comparable)

1. not having been thrashed or beaten
2. not defeated

   Arsenal went 25 games unbeaten.

   • 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.

3. untrodden

   We walked across unbeaten grassland.

4. Not beaten or whisked

   Fold in the unbeaten eggs.

5. (cricket) not out

   He scored an unbeaten century.

Translations

not defeated

• Bulgarian: непобеден (nepobeden)
• Catalan: invicte
• Greek: αήττητος (el) (aḯttitos)