combat
To fight; to struggle againstTo fight; to struggle against.
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» Tom died in combat.
Tom fiel im Kampf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том погиб в бою. — marafon
Том загинув у бою. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To fight; to struggle against.
It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
(intransitive)To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
kämpfen (gegen, mit), bekämpfen
Examples
95 sentencesTom died in combat.
Том загинув у бою. — deniko
ruТом погиб в бою. — marafon
deTom fiel im Kampf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We have had no combat training.
He was sent into combat.
ruОн был отправлен в бой. — marafon
Tom was injured in combat.
Prepare for combat.
ruГотовьтесь к бою. — odexed
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).
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Forms
combats, combating, combated, combatedSynonyms
1 synonyms- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle:battle
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.