battez

Battez is a conjugated form of the French verb battre, meaning to beat, whip, or strike. In standard usage, battez appears as the present tense second-person plural form (vous battez), meaning you beat or you are beating. It is also the imperative form used to issue a command to a group (battez !), meaning “beat!” or “whip!” depending on context.

Etymology and related forms: The verb battre is part of the core Romance verb family and is related to cognate verbs in other languages, such as battre in French, battere in Italian, and bater in Spanish and Portuguese. The form battez shares its root with other present-tense endings for battre in the vous form. The term appears in everyday French across various registers, from sports to cooking.

Usage examples: In sports or competition, one might say, “Vous battez le record,” meaning “You are beating the record.” In a cooking instruction, a cook might command, “Battez les œufs,” meaning “Beat the eggs.” In a general statement, “Ils battent leurs adversaires” translates to “They beat their opponents.”

Notes: Battez does not function as a standalone noun or proper name; it is a grammatical form used within sentences. Its interpretation depends on the surrounding context, including whether it is used as a statement (present indicative) or as a command (imperative). See also battre for the infinitive, and related forms such as batte, bats, battons, et batent.