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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•bat /v. kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmbæt; n. ˈkɑmbæt/USA pronunciation v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bat•ted, -bat•ting, n. v. - to fight or contend against;
oppose vigorously: [~ + object]to combat crime.[~ + object + with + object]to combat disease with antibiotics.
n. - Military armed fighting with enemy forces:[uncountable]The day of combat had arrived for the men of Squadron 1.
- a struggle or contest, as between two persons, teams, or ideas:[countable]in a combat for first place.
See -bat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•bat (v. kəm bat′, kom′bat, kum′-;n. kom′bat, kum′-),USA pronunciation v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bat•ted, -bat•ting, n. v.t. - to fight or contend against;
oppose vigorously:to combat crime.
v.i. - to battle;
contend:to combat with disease.
n. - Militaryactive, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.
- Late Latin combattere, equivalent. to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat
- Middle French combat (noun, nominal), combattre (verb, verbal)
- 1535–45
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged struggle, contest.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: combat n /ˈkɒmbæt; -bət; ˈkʌm-/- 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
vb /kəmˈbæt; ˈkɒmbæt; ˈkʌm-/ ( -bats, -bating, -bated)- (transitive) to fight or defy
- (intr; often followed by with or against) to struggle or strive (against); be in conflict (with): to combat against disease
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Old French combattre, from Vulgar Latin combattere (unattested), from Latin com- with + battuere to beat, hit |