Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated)To engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · rul · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

    ruКаждый охотник желает знать, где сидит фазан. — marafon

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · marafon · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

2 languages

Forms

gives battle, giving battle, gave battle, given battle
Base formgive battle · to give battle
3rd person singulargives battle
Present participlegiving battle
Past simplegave battle
Past participlegiven battle

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive battle
he, she, itgives battle

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave battle

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given battle
he, she, ithas given battle

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give battle

Word family

1 related words
Relateddo battle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
giveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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