THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN

Meaning of THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN in English

used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DRAWN — see: draw II. adjective Date: 1613 showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness ; haggard
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
Английский словарь Британика
BATTLE — I. ˈbad. ə l, -at ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bataile, batel, from …
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ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
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LINES — plural of line present third singular of line
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAWN — past part of draw
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAWN — (p. p. & a.) See Draw, v. t. & i.
Английский словарь Webster
BATTLE — (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAWN — /drawn/ , v. 1. pp. of draw . adj. 2. tense; haggard. 3. eviscerated, as a fowl. 4. Glassmaking. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BATTLE — battle 1 — battler , n. /bat"l/ , n. , v. , battled, battling . n. 1. a hostile encounter …
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ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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LINES — n. communication lines
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRAWN — I. past participle of draw II. ˈdrȯn, ˈdrän adjective Date: 1613 : showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BATTLE — I. ˈba-t ə l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo-French bataille battle, battalion, from Late Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAWN — p.p. of draw. 2. drawn ·p.p. & ·adj ·see draw, ·vt & i.
Webster English vocab
BATTLE — adj fertile. ·see battel, a. 2. battle ·vt a division of an army; a battalion. 3. battle ·vt a struggle; …
Webster English vocab
ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
Webster English vocab
LINES — ~ Brit. a number of repetitions of a sentence written out as a school punishment. → line ———————— ~ a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRAWN — [drawn] past part of draw [2]drawn adj (1613): showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness: haggard
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BATTLE — [bat.tle] n, often attrib [ME batel, fr. OF bataille battle, fortifying tower, battalion, fr. LL battalia combat, alter. of battualia …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
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DRAWN — drawn BrE AmE drɔːn drɑːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BATTLE — battl|e, B~ BrE AmE ˈbæt ə l AmE ˈbæt̬ ə l ▷ battl|ed d ▷ battl|es z ▷ battl|ing ‿ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
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BATTLE — / ˈbætl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a fight between armies, ships …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAWN — I. drawn 1 /drɔːn $ drɒːn/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ draw II. drawn 2 BrE AmE adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BATTLE — I. bat ‧ tle 1 W2 /ˈbætl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAWN — past part. of DRAW. --adj. 1 looking strained from fear, anxiety, or pain. 2 (of butter) melted. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BATTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAWN — past part. of DRAW. adj. 1 looking strained from fear, anxiety, or pain. 2 (of butter) melted. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BATTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAWN — past part. of DRAW. --adj. 1. looking strained from fear, anxiety, or pain. 2 (of butter) melted. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
BATTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
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DRAWN — 1. Drawn is the past participle of draw . 2. If someone or their face looks drawn , their face …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BATTLE — ( battles, battling, battled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A battle …
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ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
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DRAWN — 1. Drawn is the past participle of draw . 2. If someone or their face looks ~, their face is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
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DRAWN — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES blinds...drawn (= pulled down ) ▪ The blinds were drawn to protect the new furniture …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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LINES — [plural] [noun] [C] UKa punishment for school students in which a sentence has to be written repeatedlyThe sentence that has …
Cambridge English vocab
DRAWN — (TIRED) [adjective] - (usually of the face) very tired and showing sufferingSeeing her features pale and drawn, he put his …
Cambridge English vocab
BATTLE — [noun] [C] - a fight between armed forces, or (figurative) an argument between two groups or against a situation that …
Cambridge English vocab
ARE — we/you/they form of be - Are you hungry?They are very late.
Cambridge English vocab
BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LINES — Synonyms and related words : Konzentrationslager, Lager, MO, actor, air, algorithm, antagonist, antihero, approach, attack, back band, backstrap, barrack, barracks, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAWN — Synonyms and related words : alike, at par, au pair, careworn, commensurate, dragged out, drawn out, elongated, equal, equalized, even, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BATTLE — Synonyms and related words : Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela-Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan-Corregidor, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAWN — adj. Drawn is used with these nouns: ↑ curtain
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BATTLE — I. noun 1 between armies ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody , fierce ▪ intense , pitched ▪ The two armies fought a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LINES — See ↑ SHAPE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ along ... lines • ↑ along different lines • ↑ read between the …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRAWN — adj. 25B6; adjective she looked pale and drawn : PINCHED, haggard, drained, wan, hollow-cheeked; fatigued, tired, exhausted; tense, stressed, strained, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LINES — ➡ railways and railroads
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LINES — строчки, дополнительное задание (отрывок из книги или назидательная фраза, кот. учащийся должен переписать много раз в виде наказания)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DRAWN — adj. haggard, worn out, tired, fatigued, strained, pinched, tense, exhausted Sidonia looks a bit drawn after her ordeal
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BATTLE — n. 1 fight, conflict, combat, action, encounter, clash, engagement, struggle, Donnybrook, fray, Law affray; brawl, fracas, mêlée or melee; contest; …
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LINES — liens
Anagrams English vocabulary
LINES — 1) обводы 2) линии 3) радио лехеровский ∙ boxing of type lines ≈ блочная группировка строк bundle of lines of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAWN — прил. 1) нерешенный, с неясным исходом (о сражении и т. п.); закончившийся вничью 2) оттянутый назад; отведенный 3) обнаженный (о …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой (against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle ≈ дать бой to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARE — франц.; сущ. ар (мера земельной площади = 100 кв. м) 2-е л. ед. и мн.ч. настоящего времени глагола be are …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINES — Обводы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LINES — Линия
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