combat
/ˈkɑmˌbæt/noun, verb2 syllables
Combat means: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.
Synonyms for combat5
What does combat mean?3
noun
1
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle“a fight broke out at the hockey game”
2
an engagement fought between two military forces
verb
1
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle“The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Combat in a sentence
- In real combat, you must not forget that hesitation is a very dangerous thing.FeuDRenais
- We must combat language death, as languages provide valuable scientific and historical information.mailohilohi
- This game has no boss fights, but each combat encounter is very difficult nonetheless.sabretou
- To help combat obesity, some cities have banned unhealthful ingredients in restaurant food.Cangarejo
- To combat climate change, every town needs a dedicated arborist.kittles
- In combat, each soldier carries one field dressing ready for immediate use.CM
- Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.unknown
- There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.darinmex
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of combat
as a noun
- plural
- combats
as a verb
- past tense
- combated
- present participle
- combating
- third-person singular
- combats
- past participle
- combated