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- [verb kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm-]
- /verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-/
- /ˈkɒm.bæt/
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- [verb kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm-]
- /verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-/
Definitions of combat word
- uncountable noun combat Combat is fighting that takes place in a war. 3
- countable noun combat A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people. 3
- verb combat If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening. 3
- noun combat a fight, conflict, or struggle 3
- noun combat an action fought between two military forces 3
- noun combat (as modifier) 3
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Origin of combat
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Middle French combat (noun), combattre (v.) < Late Latin combattere, equivalent to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat
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Parts of speech for Combat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
combat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
combat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for combat
verb combat
- withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- cope — If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
- fight — a battle or combat.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
noun combat
- fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
- warfare — the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
- conflict — Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- fray — a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
Antonyms for combat
verb combat
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
noun combat
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
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