1.
to be defeated, to lose
To lose a competition, battle, or contest. Used for sports matches, elections, wars, and other competitive situations.
決勝で敗れた。
We lost in the final.
選挙で現職に敗れた。
He was defeated by the incumbent in the election.
強豪チームに敗れたが、最後まで諦めずに戦った。
They were defeated by the powerhouse team, but they fought without giving up until the end.
TRANSITIVITY:
Intransitive (自動詞). The opponent is marked with に: Xに敗れる (to be defeated by X).
ASPECT (ている):
敗れている describes the resulting state of having been defeated.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- Xに敗れる: to be defeated by X
- Xで敗れる: to lose at X (venue/round)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 試合に敗れる: to lose a match
- 選挙に敗れる: to lose an election
- 夢敗れる: to have one's dream shattered
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 負ける: to lose (more common in everyday speech)
- 敗れる: to be defeated (more literary/formal)
- 破れる: to tear, to break (different kanji, different meaning)