Combat - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle (syn: fight, fighting, scrap)
verb
We must combat the prejudices against other races
Extra examples
Some of these soldiers have never seen combat.
He was killed in combat.
The drug helps combat infection.
She dedicated her life to combating poverty.
Exercise can help combat the effects of stress.
The mayor pledged to combat crime.
They have been combating the rebels for months.
Corporal Gierson was killed in combat.
We flew over 200 combat missions.
To combat inflation, the government raised interest rates.
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
We must combat the prejudices against other races
The soldiers were wearing full combat gear.
Many soldiers were wounded in combat.
...as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: combat
he/she/it: combats
present participle: combating
past tense: combated
past participle: combated
singular: combat
plural: combats
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