combat
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combat
- /ˈkɒmˌbæt/ UK
- /ˈkʌmˌbæt/ UK, obsolete
- /ˈkɑmˌbæt/ US
- /kəmˈbæt/ UK
- /kəmˈbæt/ US
Rhymes with -æt
Where it comes from
16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).
noun combats
- A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used). "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull
- a struggle for victory
verb combats · combating · combatting · combated · combatted
- To fight; to struggle against. It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.
- To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against). To combat with a blind man I disdain.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fight, battle, fighting, armed combat, fighter, hostilities, attack, attacking, conflict, defeat, hit, confrontation, stamp, confront, combatant, wrestle
Translations
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noun a battle; a fight
| Español | batalla, acción, combate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 싸움 ssaum, 전투 jeontu, 교전 gyojeon |
| 日本語 | 戦闘 sentō |
| 中文 | 戰鬥 /战斗 zhàndòu, 奮鬥 /奋斗 fèndòu |
| हिन्दी | संग्राम saṅgrām, युद्ध yuddh, रण raṇ, समर samar |
| Kiswahili | mashindano |
| Português | batalha, combate, luta, peleja, pugna |
| Français | combat, bataille, lutte |
| Deutsch | Kampf, Schlacht, Gefecht |
| Italiano | battaglia |
| Ελληνικά | αγώνας agónas, πάλη páli, μάχη máchi |
| Română | luptă, bătaie |
| Русский | би́тва bítva, бой boj, борьба́ borʹbá, сраже́ние sražénije |
| العربية | قِتَال qitāl |
| עברית | נפתולים |
verb to fight; to struggle for victory
| Español | combatir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 反對 /反对 fǎnduì |
| हिन्दी | संग्राम saṅgrām, युद्ध yuddh |
| Português | combater |
| Français | combattre |
| Deutsch | kämpfen (gegen, mit), bekämpfen |
| Italiano | combattere |
| Ελληνικά | πολεμώ polemó, καταπολεμώ katapolemó |
| Română | combate |
| العربية | قَاتَلَ qātala |
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title = {combat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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