Combat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an engagement fought between two military forces

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪslˈɔɪəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪslˈɔɪəli/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔɪz/.

Examples

a fight broke out at the hockey game
there was fighting in the streets
the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fight scrap fighting battle armed combat

Parts of Speech

noun	an engagement fought between two military forces
noun	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle “a fight broke out at the hockey game”
verb	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle “The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq”

Word Forms

combat	verb	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
fight	verb	be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
scrappy	adjective	full of fighting spirit
scrap	verb	have a disagreement over something
battle	noun	an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine
battler	noun	someone who fights (or is fighting)
combative	adjective	having or showing a ready disposition to fight
combatant	adjective	engaging in or ready for combat
combat	noun	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
combatant	noun	someone who fights (or is fighting)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kampf

ein Gefecht zwischen zwei Streitkräften

🇪🇸Spanish

combatir

un enfrentamiento librado entre dos fuerzas militares

🇮🇹Italian

combattere

uno scontro combattuto tra due forze militari

🇳🇱Dutch

gevecht

een gevecht tussen twee strijdkrachten

🇵🇹Portuguese

combate

um confronto travado entre duas forças militares

🇷🇺Russian

бой

бой между двумя военными силами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लड़ाई

दो सैन्य बलों के बीच हुई लड़ाई

🇧🇩Bengali

যুদ্ধ

দুটি সামরিক বাহিনীর মধ্যে একটি বাগদান যুদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்

இரு இராணுவப் படைகளுக்கு இடையே நடந்த சண்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

పోరాటం

రెండు సైనిక బలగాల మధ్య ఒక నిశ్చితార్థం జరిగింది

🇮🇳Marathi

लढाई

दोन सैन्य दलांमध्ये एक प्रतिबद्धता लढली

🇮🇳Gujarati

લડાઈ

બે લશ્કરી દળો વચ્ચે લડાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯುದ್ಧ

ಎರಡು ಸೇನಾ ಪಡೆಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಒಂದು ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യുദ്ധം

രണ്ട് സൈനിക സേനകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള ഏറ്റുമുട്ടൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੜਾਈ

ਦੋ ਫੌਜੀ ਬਲਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਲੜਾਈ ਹੋਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لڑائی

دو فوجی دستوں کے درمیان لڑائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

战斗

两支军队之间的交战

🇯🇵Japanese

戦闘

2つの軍隊の間で行われた交戦

🇰🇷Korean

전투

두 군대 사이에 벌어진 교전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiến đấu

một cuộc giao chiến giữa hai lực lượng quân sự

🇹🇭Thai

การต่อสู้

การสู้รบระหว่างกองกำลังทหารทั้งสอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tempur

pertunangan yang terjadi antara dua kekuatan militer

🇵🇭Filipino

labanan

isang pakikipag-ugnayan na nakipaglaban sa pagitan ng dalawang pwersang militar

🇲🇾Malay

pertempuran

pertunangan bertempur antara dua pasukan tentera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قتال

اشتباك دار بين قوتين عسكريتين

🇮🇷Persian

مبارزه

درگیری بین دو نیروی نظامی

🇹🇷Turkish

dövüş

iki askeri güç arasında yapılan bir çatışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחִימָה

אירוסין שנלחם בין שני כוחות צבאיים

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