kämpfen — 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.
- contend verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
- fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- tussle noun A brief, rough physical struggle or fight.
Senses
kämpfen 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).
- contend (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- fight (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- fight (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- grapple (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- tussle To have a tussle.
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.