Meaning

1 senses

  1. To prepare to fight; to arm oneself.

    бра́ться за ору́жиеbrátʹsja za orúžije, взя́ться за ору́жиеvzjátʹsja za orúžije

More definitions
  • commence hostilities

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Translations:

Forms

takes up arms, taking up arms, took up arms, taken up arms
Base formtake up arms · to take up arms
3rd person singulartakes up arms
Present participletaking up arms
Past simpletook up arms
Past participletaken up arms

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake up arms
he, she, ittakes up arms

Past simpleLesson

all personstook up arms

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken up arms
he, she, ithas taken up arms

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take up arms

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
lay down one's arms

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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