il battit

fought, beat

→ battre
batt beat, defeat + it he/she/it past historic
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #41,922
fought Literary simple past; everyday speech usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Il se battit pour protéger son frère.
EN: He fought to protect his brother.
beat Literary simple past; everyday speech usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Elle battit son adversaire en finale.
EN: She beat her opponent in the final.
Conjugation of battre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third battit —

Elle le battit à mort avec un club de golf.

She beat him to death with a golf club.

Il se battit jusqu'au bout.

He fought to the very end.

Ziri se battit avec Rima.

Ziri fought with Rima.

Elle se battit jusqu'à la fin.

She fought until the end.

Elle le battit à mort.

She beat him to death.

Il se battit jusqu'à la fin.

He fought to the end.

Elle se battit jusqu'au bout.

She fought to the end.