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beaten about

beaten about is the past participle of beat about.

Meaning of beat about

Verb

beat about (third-person singular simple present beats about, present participle beating about, simple past beat about, past participle beaten about or beat about)

  1. (US, intransitive) To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
    • He's been beating about for that supposed treasure.

Questions about beaten about

What is beaten about the past participle of?
Beaten about is the past participle of beat about.

Words near beaten about in the dictionary

  1. beatees
  2. beatemest
  3. beaten
  4. beaten a dead horse
  5. beaten a hasty retreat
  6. beaten about
  7. beaten about the bush
  8. beaten all
  9. beaten around the bush
  10. beaten as one
  11. beaten back

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