battre
Battre is a French verb with several core meanings centered on striking, beating, or defeating. It can describe physical impact, competitive victory, or actions in cooking and music, and it also appears in various idioms and reflexive forms.
Etymology and related forms: Battre comes from Old French battre and is cognate with related Romance verbs
Conjugation overview: Battre is irregular in many tenses. Present tense forms are je bats, tu bats, il
Usage and senses: Transitive uses include striking or hitting someone or something (Il bat son adversaire),
Notes: Intransitive senses often involve competition or force, while reflexive forms expand to fighting or contending.