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# combat

noun (combat — usually uncountable); verb (combat, combats, combated/combatted, combating/combatting)

«combat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Combat is fighting, especially between soldiers in war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#m1)
2. (verb) To combat something means to try hard to stop or reduce it: combat litter, combat disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#m2)
3. To combat is also to fight in a battle against an enemy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history it is fighting in battles; in everyday and science texts the verb means fighting a problem: «combat climate change», «combat germs». Phrases: «in combat», «combat boots», «hand-to-hand combat», «combat the spread of».

### Examples

- Soldiers trained for combat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x1)
- The town is working to combat litter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x2)
- Washing hands helps combat the spread of germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x3)
- He was injured in combat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x4)
- Combat boots are strong and heavy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x5)
- Scientists combat diseases with new medicines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x6)
- Did the old heroes combat there? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/#x7)

### Note

Noun stressed COM-bat; verb often com-BAT or COM-bat. UK spelling may double the t (combatted), US usually not (combated). Similar: fight, battle, tackle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «combat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«combat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/combat.html) on Mova free.