gevecht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
- combat noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
- fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
- struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
Senses
gevecht is used for these senses in English:
- battle (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
- battle (military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
- combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
- fight (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
- fight A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- fight A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
battle — full definition
- noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
- noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
- verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.
combat — full definition
- noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
- verb To actively fight against or work to reduce something harmful.