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battle

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbætəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbætəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bat′l)

Inflections of 'battle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
battles
v 3rd person singular
battling
v pres p
battled
v past
battled
v past p

Collocations for "battle"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "battle" in context.

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battle

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [bloody, horrible, gruesome] battle
  2. a [ground, psychological, playground, gun] battle
  3. an air battle
  4. in a legal battle [over, for, with]
  5. will be an uphill battle to [fin, finish on time, beat cancer]
  6. is a battle to stay [awake, focused]
  7. [will, could] be the final battle
  8. is a [losing, winning] battle
  9. [locked, engaged] in battle (with)
  10. was [wounded, killed, maimed, injured] in battle
  11. [run, jump, fall] into battle (with)
  12. get [ready, geared up] for battle
  13. ready to do battle with [the enemy, his past]
  14. ready to do battle for (her beliefs)
  15. won the battle but lost the war
  16. fought a lifelong battle against [addiction, depression]
  17. a lifelong battle with [depression, his weight]
  18. is fighting a personal battle [with, against]
  19. the battle of [Stalingrad]
  20. the battle of the sexes
  21. the battle for [control, power, hearts and minds]
  22. the battle for [his soul, the championship, 1st place]
  23. the battle against [cancer, terrorism]
  24. the battle between [England] and [America]
  25. (compete in) a battle of the bands
v
  1. battling for [control, domination, survival, supremacy]
  2. battling to [keep, save, control, stay, reduce]
  3. battle [cancer, HIV]
  4. battling over [territory, policies, market share]
  5. battle (against) [terrorism, tyranny, corruption]
  6. battled through [injury, enemy lines, the night]
  7. battle with your parents
  8. battled [hard, long, strongly, well]
  9. battled [all night, all day, for days]
  10. battle [strong winds, storms, the elements]
  11. [firefighters, volunteers] battled the fires
  12. battle your weight
  13. battled his way [through, to the top]
  14. are battling it out for the [title, chance]
  15. battled (out) in court
n as adj
  1. battle [gear, helmets]
  2. in the battle arena
  3. let out a battle cry
'battle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "battle" in the title:

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battle or fight the elements - English Only forum
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