Beat and Further

Beat

Beat verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: you beat me to it

Further is an antonym for beat.

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Further

Further verb - To help the growth or development of.

Beat is an antonym for further.

Nearby Words: furthered, furthering

Common collocations

story beat story further story
mission beat mission further mission

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Joy Mech Fight Defeat Means Playable: You can play with further robots in other modes, if you can beat them at higher difficulties.
  • Wrestling / Rusev and Lana Chain Pain: He's grown fond of using a large chain to beat people down with before using it to further enhance The Accolade.
  • Light Novel / The Devil Is a Part-Timer! The second time this was preceded by some ominous music, which cut out during the beat to further play up the silliness.
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