vechten — 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
vechten is used for these senses in English:
- battle (intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight
- combat (intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
- fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- fight (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- struggle To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
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.