COMBAT


Meaning of COMBAT in English

— combatable , adj.

v. /keuhm bat", kom"bat, kum"-/ ; n. /kom"bat, kum"-/ , v. , combated, combating or ( esp. Brit. ) combatted, combatting , n.

v.t.

1. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.

v.i.

2. to battle; contend: to combat with disease.

n.

3. Mil. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.

4. a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.

[ 1535-45; combat (n.), combattre (v.) combattere, equiv. to L com- COM- + LL battere, for L battuere to strike, beat ]

Syn. 1, 2. struggle, contest.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .