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Battle Battling Group English Means Fight American Battled

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To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is b_______ another.To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is battling another.
Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded.
The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.
They're also battling the government to win compensation.
word battle
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noun
A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war .
...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne.
...after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers.
...men who die in battle.
A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control .
The political battle over the pre-budget report promises to be a bitter one.
...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
...a macho battle for supremacy.
He was appalled to discover members of the board fighting damaging personal battles.
You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances .
...the battle against crime.
She has fought a constant battle with her weight.
Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.
verb
To battle with an opposing group means to take part in a fight or contest against them. In American English, you can also say that one group or person is battling another.
Thousands of people battled with police and several were reportedly wounded.
The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.
They're also battling the government to win compensation.
To battle means to try hard to do something in spite of very difficult circumstances. In British English, you battle against something or with something. In American English, you battle something.
Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.
...a lone yachtsman returning from his months of battling with the elements.
In Wyoming, firefighters are still battling the two blazes.
If anyone can do it, he can. He's a battler and has a strong character.
inflections battlesbattlingbattledbattlerbattlers
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