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- Dictionarycombat/ˈkɒmbat/
noun
- 1. fighting between armed forces: "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
verb
- 1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
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1. : a fight or contest between individuals or groups. 2. : conflict, controversy. 3. : active fighting in a war : action. casualties suffered in combat. combat. 2 of 3. verb. com· bat kəm-ˈbat. ˈkäm-ˌba- combated or combatted; combating or combatting. intransitive verb. : to engage in combat : fight. transitive verb. 1. : to fight with : battle.
C2. to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing: to combat crime / terrorism / inflation / disease. The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.
noun. a fight, conflict, or struggle. an action fought between two military forces. ( as modifier ) a combat jacket. single combat. a fight between two individuals; duel. close combat or hand-to-hand combat. fighting at close quarters. verb. tr to fight or defy.
Synonyms for COMBATING: fighting, battling, striking, clashing (with), skirmishing (with), warring (against), beating, duelling; Antonyms of COMBATING: submitting, giving up, surrendering, promoting, advancing, encouraging, fostering, cultivating.
A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people. It was the end of a long combat. 3. verb. If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening. Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fight, battle against, oppose, contest More Synonyms of combat.
verb (used with object) , com·bat·ed, com·bat·ing or (especially British) com·bat·ted, com·bat·ting. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime. Synonyms: contest, struggle.
Definition of combat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Combat is fighting between two groups of armed forces. When you engage in combat, typically this means you engage in fighting that involves weapons. Combat comes from the Latin com- meaning "together with" and battere meaning "to fight."
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime. v.i. to battle; contend: to combat with disease. n. Military active, armed fighting with enemy forces. a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.
to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing: New measures have been introduced to combat the rise in crime. (Definition of combat from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of combat. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指戰爭中的）戰鬥，搏鬥, 打鬥, 鬥爭… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
