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He was badly beaten up by a gang of teenagers.

beat2 / bit / noun [ count ]

a single sound that comes again and again the beat of the drum —Look at heartbeat .

( music ) the strong pattern of sounds that a piece of music has

We danced to the beat.

beau • ti • cian / byu ' ti/n / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to give special treatments to your face and body to make you look good

beau .ti .ful Ф / ' byutafl /

very pretty or attractive a beautiful woman Thesaurus

attractive can be used about any person who is nice to look at: He's polite and attractive. ♦ a group of attractive young women

beautiful (usually used to describe a woman or girl) very attractive: a beautiful, intelligent woman ♦ She looked beautiful that night.

good-looking (used more about men than women) attractive: The band's lead singer is very good-looking. ♦ a good-looking young actor

pretty (usually used about a girl or young woman) attractive: She has a very pretty face. ♦ a pretty little girl in a pink dress

handsome (usually used about a man or boy) attractive: You look so handsome in that suit! ♦ a polite, handsome man

very nice to see, hear, or smell Those flowers are beautiful. What a beautiful song!

► beau • ti • ful • ly / 'byutafli / adverb Louis sang beautifully.

beau .ty Ф / ' byuti / noun [ noncount ]

the quality of being beautiful She was a woman of great beauty. the beauty of the mountains

bea ver

/ bivar / noun [ count ] an animal with brown fur, a wide flat tail, and sharp teeth. It builds walls across rivers to hold back the water (called dams ).

be .cause Ф /bibz;bikAz/ conjunction

for the reason that

He was angry because I was late.

because of something

as a result of something or someone We stayed at home because of the rain.

beck • on / ' bekan / verb ( beck . ons , beck.on . ing ,beck.oned )

to move your finger to show that you want someone to come nearer

be .come Ф / Ы'клт/ verb ( be comes , be . com ing , be . came / bi ' keim / has be . come )

to begin to be something She became a doctor in 2002. The weather is becoming colder.

Style

In conversation, we usually say get instead of become with adjectives. It is less formal: The weather is getting colder. ♦ She got nervous as the exam date came closer. what became of...?

used to ask what has happened to someone or something What became of that student who used to live with you?

bed Ф / bed / noun [ COU nt ]

a thing that you sleep on It was time to go to bed . The children are in bed .

to make the bed(=to make it ready for someone to sleep in )

( geography ) the bottom of a river or the ocean

bed and break • fast / ,bed эп ' brekfэst /

( abbreviation B and B , B & B ) noun [ count ] a small hotel where you pay for a room to sleep in and a meal the next morning I stayed in a bed and breakfast.

bed • clothes / ' bedkloudz/ noun [ plural ]

the sheets and covers that you use on a bed

bed . ГООт Ф / 'bedmm / noun [ count ]

a room where you sleep

bed • side / ' bedsaid / noun [ singular ] the area that is next to a bed She sat at his bedside all night long. A book lay open on the bedside table .