checkmate
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ, from fa-cls شاه مات.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/
- (chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
- (by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
- (chess) mate
- French: échec et mat
- German: schachmatt, schach und matt
- Italian: scacco matto
- Portuguese: xeque-mate, xaque-mate
- Russian: мат
- Spanish: jaque mate, mate
checkmate
- The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
- French: échec et mat
- German: Schachmatt
- Italian: scacco matto
- Portuguese: xeque-mate, xaque-mate
- Russian: шах и мат
- Spanish: jaque mate, mate
- German: Schachmatt, Niederlage
- Portuguese: xeque-mate
checkmate (checkmates, present participle checkmating; simple past and past participle checkmated)
- (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
- (transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
- French: faire échec et mat
- Italian: dare scacco matto
- Russian: ставить мат
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