checkmate
/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/ verb C2- To put the king of an opponent into checkmate. · My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
- To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
He/she/it checkmates · Past checkmated · Past participle checkmated · -ing form checkmating
Verb forms
- Base form
- checkmate
- He/she/it
- checkmates
- Past
- checkmated
- Past participle
- checkmated
- -ing form
- checkmating
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I’ve been checkmated in London.
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