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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·bat \\ˈkäm-ˌbat\\ 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 groups2. conflict , controversy 3. active fighting in a war : action casualties suffered in combat \\kəm-ˈbat, ˈkäm-ˌ\\ verb ( -bat·ed or -bat·ted ; -bat·ing or -bat·ting) DATE 1564
intransitive verb: to engage in combat : fight transitive verb1. to fight with : battle 2. to struggle against; especially : to strive to reduce or eliminate combat pollutionSynonyms: see oppose \\ˈkäm-ˌbat\\ adjective DATE 1825
1. relating to combat combat missions2. designed or destined for combat combat boots combat troops
combat combat ( v.) 1489 (implied in combatant), from M.Fr
http://M.Fr . combattre, from L.L. combattere, from L. com- "with" (each other) + battuere "to beat, fight" (see batter ( v.)). The noun is first recorded 1567.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcombat
noun ADJ. fierce, mortal | armed, unarmed | close, hand-to-hand | open | single | aerial VERB + COMBAT be engaged in, be locked in, engage in The troops were locked in hand-to-hand combat. | send sb into COMBAT + NOUN mission | zone | force, troops, unit | aircraft, vehicle | boots, fatigues, gear, jacket, kit, suit, uniform PREP. in ~ He was killed in combat. | in ~ with The soldiers are in combat with rebel forces. | ~ against in mortal combat against dragons | ~ between a fierce combat between two champions Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 combatcom·bat / 5kCmbAt; NAmE 5kB:m- / noun[U, C] fighting or a fight, especially during a time of war 搏斗；打仗；战斗: He was killed in combat. 他在战斗中阵亡。 armed / unarmed combat (= with / without weapons) 武装/非武装对抗 combat troops 作战部队 combat boots 军靴 ⇨ see also single combat verb( -t- or -tt-) ▪ [VN] 1. to stop sth unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse 防止；减轻: measures to combat crime / inflation / unemployment / disease 防止犯罪/通货膨胀/失业/疾病的措施 2. ( formal) to fight against an enemy 战斗；与…搏斗
combat noun
⇨ war
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⇨ oppose Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·batI. \kəmˈbat, ˈkämˌbat sometimes ˈkəmˌbat or kämˈbat or ˈkəmbət; Brit usually & US sometimes ˈkämbət; usu -d.+V\ verb( combated or combatted ; combated or combatted ; combating or combatting ; combats) Etymology: Middle French combattre, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin combattere, from Latin com- + -battere (from battuere to beat) — more at bat intransitive verb: struggle , contend , fight < combat fiercely with an enemy > < nations combat to make one submit — Lord Byron > < fiercely combated with death — Amy Lowell >transitive verb1. : to fight with : battle 2. : to struggle against or oppose especially by argument < there was nobody to combat that royal will — Edith Sitwell >: work against : strive to reduce or eliminate < combat malnutrition and disease > < combat inflation >Synonyms: see contest I II. \ˈkämˌbat sometimes ˈkəm-; Brit usually & US sometimes -_bət; usu -d.+V\ noun( -s) Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle French, from combattre, v. 1. : a fight, encounter, or contest between individuals or groups < furious combat of antlered stags >: duel ; specifically : an engagement between contending armed forces especially when of lesser extent than a battle 2. : conflict , struggle , controversy < two years of almost continuous parliamentary combat — F.L.Paxson > < such strenuous combats as the humanist-naturalist or the aesthetic-sociological controversies — F.B.Millett >3. : actual fighting engagement of military forces as distinguished from other military duties or periods of active service without fighting : action Synonyms: see contest II
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