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in the PONS Dictionary

I. ˈcheck·mate N no pl

1. checkmate CHESS:

checkmate
Schachmatt nt
to be checkmate
schachmatt sein

2. checkmate fig (defeat):

checkmate
das Aus

II. ˈcheck·mate VB trans

1. checkmate CHESS (trap king):

to checkmate sb
jdn schachmatt setzen

2. checkmate fig (be victorious):

to checkmate sb
jdn mattsetzen fig
to checkmate sth
etw zunichtemachen
Present
Icheckmate
youcheckmate
he/she/itcheckmates
wecheckmate
youcheckmate
theycheckmate
Past
Icheckmated
youcheckmated
he/she/itcheckmated
wecheckmated
youcheckmated
theycheckmated
Present Perfect
Ihavecheckmated
youhavecheckmated
he/she/ithascheckmated
wehavecheckmated
youhavecheckmated
theyhavecheckmated
Past Perfect
Ihadcheckmated
youhadcheckmated
he/she/ithadcheckmated
wehadcheckmated
youhadcheckmated
theyhadcheckmated
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be checkmate
schachmatt sein

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