No. 4,214 in German
besiegt
"Besiegt" means "defeated."
In a sentence
Er hat seinen Gegner besiegt.
He defeated his opponent.
In this sentence, 'besiegt' is used as a verb in the perfect tense to indicate that someone has achieved victory over another party.
Nach einem langen Kampf war er endlich besiegt.
After a long battle, he was finally defeated.
Here, 'besiegt' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the subject after being overcome or conquered.
Die Mannschaft wurde durch ein starkes Team besiegt.
The team was defeated by a strong team.
In this instance, 'besiegt' is in the passive voice, indicating that the subject (the team) was overcome by the action of another entity.
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