go to war
go to war · goes to war · went to war · gone to war · going to war
идти на войну
in den Krieg ziehen
To enter into an armed conflictTo enter into an armed conflict.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To enter into an armed conflict.
in den Krieg ziehen
идти на войнуidti na vojnu
(intransitive)(of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.
At the age of nineteen, my grandfather went to war.
More definitions
- commence hostilities
Examples
50 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to enter armed conflict:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to enter armed conflict:
Forms
goes to war, going to war, went to war, gone to war| Base form | go to war · to go to war |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes to war |
| Present participle | going to war |
| Past simple | went to war |
| Past participle | gone to war |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- commence hostilities:take armstake up arms
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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