🥾 Worn by use 🔨 Hammered thin

beaten

1.9

A path worn smooth by many people walking on it

adjective
/ˈbiːtən/

: pisado

After years of use, the dirt path has become beaten and well-defined.

Examples

The hiking trail was beaten by many travelers, making it easy to follow.
The beaten road led us directly to the campsite in the forest.
If I was to leave, I would feel beaten, like he won.
It's just like a beaten down, just this beaten down man.

Synonyms

worn

vsbeaten

4 2.1

Damaged and showing signs of long use

is specific to surfaces smoothed bare by repeated treading

Antonyms

rough

164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

overgrown

52 3.4

Covered with plants that grow out of control

Idioms

off the beaten path

9 6.0

In a place most people do not visit

off the beaten track

3 6.5

In a place far from where most people go

Compounds

weather-beaten

3 6.6

Having a rough, worn look after being outdoors in sun or wind

How Worn

beaten

1.9

well-worn

5 3.7

worn

4 2.1

untouched

20 3.0

Surface Forms

beaten positive

Morphology

beaten = beat (transparent) = beat + en

A 'beaten path' is a path made by repeated beating/trampling (i.e., 'beat' + '-en'), a straightforward adjectival/participial formation.

Etymology

Beaten comes from the simple verb beat, which means 'to hit' or 'to strike'. A path becomes beaten when many people walk on it again and again until the ground is smooth and bare. So, a beaten path is a way 'worn' by repeated walking.