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combat — verb (combated, combating) –verb (t) /ˈkɒmbæt / (say kombat), /kəmˈbæt / (say kuhm bat) 1. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: *These bands were made of a flannel material and had a strong smelling medicinal treatment in them to help… …
combat — index affray, attack, belligerency, collision (dispute), compete, competition, conflict (noun), conflict … Law dictionary
combat — is normally pronounced with stress on the first syllable as both noun and verb. The same applies to the derivatives combatant and combative. The verbal inflections are combated, combating … Modern English usage
combat — ► NOUN ▪ fighting, especially between armed forces. ► VERB (combated or combatted, combating or combatting) ▪ take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable). ORIGIN from Latin combattere fight with … English terms dictionary
combat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fierce, intense, mortal ▪ armed, unarmed ▪ close, hand to hand ▪ … Collocations dictionary
combat — I. noun Etymology: Anglo French, from combatre to attack, fight, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com + battuere to beat Date: 1546 1. a fight or contest between individuals or groups 2. conflict, controversy 3. active fighting in a war… … New Collegiate Dictionary
combat — ♦♦♦ combats, combating, combatting (present participle), combated, combatted (past tense & past participle) (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mbæt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəmbæ̱t[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT Combat is fighting that takes place in a… … English dictionary
combat */ — I UK [ˈkɒmbæt] / US [ˈkɑmˌbæt] noun Word forms combat : singular combat plural combats 1) [uncountable] fighting during a war fears of escalating combat in combat: servicemen killed in combat a) [countable/uncountable] a fight, especially an… … English dictionary
combat — 1 noun 1 (U) organized fighting, especially in a war: active/armed combat: These troops have very little experience of active combat. | in combat (with): Corporal Gierson was killed in combat. | combat mission/activity/unit etc: The women were… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
combat — com|bat1 [ kam,bæt ] noun * 1. ) uncount fighting during a war: fears of escalating combat in combat: soldiers killed in combat. a ) count or uncount a fight, especially an organized fight, between two people: unarmed combat (=without weapons) b… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
combat — [ˈkɒmˌbæt] noun [U] I fighting during a war servicemen killed in combat[/ex] combat forces/troops/aircraft[/ex] II verb [T] combat [ˈkɒmˌbæt] to try to stop something bad from happening or a bad situation from becoming worse the need for… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English