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Combat
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
combats
Examples
The soldiers were trained for combat in harsh environments.
02
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
to combat
01
to fight or contend against someone or something, often in a physical or armed conflict
Transitive: to combat sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
combat
3rd person singular
combats
Present participle
combating
Past simple
combated
Past participle
combated
Examples
The soldiers are actively combating insurgents in the region.
02
to prevent something harmful from happening or becoming worse
Transitive: to combat something undesirable
Examples
They are working hard to combat pollution in the city.
