No. 1,752 in Swedish
besegrade
Defeated.
In a sentence
Laget besegrade sina motståndare i den spännande finalen.
The team defeated their opponents in the exciting final.
Here, "besegrade" is used as the past tense of the verb "besegra," meaning "to defeat," referring to achieving victory in a competitive scenario.
Han besegrade sin rädsla och började tala inför publiken.
He overcame his fear and started speaking in front of the audience.
In this sentence, "besegrade" is used metaphorically to mean "overcame," referring to overcoming personal challenges or fears.
Trots våra ansträngningar besegrades vi av erfarenheten.
Despite our efforts, we were defeated by experience.
Here, "besegrades" is used in the passive voice, indicating being overcome or defeated by an abstract concept, showing the flexibility of the verb in different contexts.
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