Meaning of "battle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BATTLE

From Old French bataile, from Late Latin battālia exercises performed by soldiers, from battuere to beat.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BATTLE

battle  [ˈbætəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTLE

Battle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb battle in English.

WHAT DOES BATTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Battle

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. A war sometimes consists of many battles. Battles generally are well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. Wars and military campaigns are guided by strategy, whereas battles take place on a level of planning and execution known as operational mobility. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles... to achieve the object of war" was the essence of strategy. The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler II...

Definition of battle in the English dictionary

The first definition of battle in the dictionary is a fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat. Other definition of battle is conflict; contention; struggle. Battle is also when intr, often foll by against, for, or with to fight in or as if in military combat; contend.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BATTLE

PRESENT

Present

I battle

you battle

he/she/it battles

we battle

you battle

they battle

Present continuous

I am battling

you are battling

he/she/it is battling

we are battling

you are battling

they are battling

Present perfect

I have battled

you have battled

he/she/it has battled

we have battled

you have battled

they have battled

Present perfect continuous

I have been battling

you have been battling

he/she/it has been battling

we have been battling

you have been battling

they have been battling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I battled

you battled

he/she/it battled

we battled

you battled

they battled

Past continuous

I was battling

you were battling

he/she/it was battling

we were battling

you were battling

they were battling

Past perfect

I had battled

you had battled

he/she/it had battled

we had battled

you had battled

they had battled

Past perfect continuous

I had been battling

you had been battling

he/she/it had been battling

we had been battling

you had been battling

they had been battling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will battle

you will battle

he/she/it will battle

we will battle

you will battle

they will battle

Future continuous

I will be battling

you will be battling

he/she/it will be battling

we will be battling

you will be battling

they will be battling

Future perfect

I will have battled

you will have battled

he/she/it will have battled

we will have battled

you will have battled

they will have battled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been battling

you will have been battling

he/she/it will have been battling

we will have been battling

you will have been battling

they will have been battling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would battle

you would battle

he/she/it would battle

we would battle

you would battle

they would battle

Conditional continuous

I would be battling

you would be battling

he/she/it would be battling

we would be battling

you would be battling

they would be battling

Conditional perfect

I would have battle

you would have battle

he/she/it would have battle

we would have battle

you would have battle

they would have battle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been battling

you would have been battling

he/she/it would have been battling

we would have been battling

you would have been battling

they would have been battling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you battle
we let´s battle
you battle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to battle

Past participle

battled

Present Participle

battling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BATTLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «battle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of battle

action · agitate · agitation · argue · attack · bagarre · bend over backwards · biffo · boilover · bust a gut · campaign · clamour · clash · combat · conflict · contend · contest · controversy · crusade · debate · disagreement · dispute · drive · duel · encounter · engagement · feud · fight · fracas · fray · go all out · go for broke · go for it · grapple · head-to-head · labour · lock horns · movement · push · scrap · scrimmage · scuffle · set-to · skirmish · sparring match · strain · strife · strive · struggle · toil · tussle · war · warfare · work · wrestle

TRANSLATION OF BATTLE

Find out the translation of battle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of battle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «battle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 战役
• Translator English - Spanish: batalla
• English: battle
• Translator English - Hindi: लड़ाई
• Translator English - Arabic: مَعْرَكَة
• Translator English - Russian: битва
• Translator English - Portuguese: batalha
• Translator English - Bengali: যুদ্ধ
• Translator English - French: bataille
• Translator English - Malay: pertempuran
• Translator English - German: Schlacht
• Translator English - Japanese: 戦闘
• Translator English - Korean: 전투
• Translator English - Javanese: Perang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cuộc chiến
• Translator English - Tamil: போர்
• Translator English - Marathi: लढाई
• Translator English - Turkish: savaş
• Translator English - Italian: battaglia
• Translator English - Polish: bitwa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бійка
• Translator English - Romanian: bătălie
• Translator English - Greek: μάχη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stryd
• Translator English - Swedish: slag
• Translator English - Norwegian: kamp

10 QUOTES WITH «BATTLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word battle.

1

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

Blair... is accusing us of executing British soldiers. We want to tell him that we have not executed anybody. They are either killed in battle, most of them get killed because they are cowards anyway, the rest they just get captured.

2

Shawn Amos

My father's very public life as Famous Amos was the opposite of that of his ex-wife, my mother Shirley, who was fighting a very private, solitary battle with mental illness.

3

Owen Arthur

Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.

4

Arthur C. Brooks

The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake.

5

Tammy Bruce

How one stands up to any sort of allegation in the heat of political battle reveals the strength and nature of your character. It's one of the reasons we have campaigns.

6

Dean Cain

When they write about real stuff like my custody battle, that's no fun. Some things have leaked out about accusations that have gone back and forth and that's just mean. It's a tactic.

7

Gina Carano

It's a constant battle for everybody, but you need to be happy with yourself.

8

Allan Carr

We had our first meeting yesterday, and we just laughed all the way through, so if we can bottle that, then I'll be happy. We just get on, and that's half the battle.

9

Joshua Chamberlain

Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed.

10

Rich Cohen

When facing terrorism, especially in the wake of awful events, there is a tendency to despair, to see in the battle a problem without a solution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTLE»

Discover the use of battle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to battle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.

James M. McPherson, 1988

Every Man's Battle: Every Man's Guide to Winning the War on ...

Shattering the perception that men are unable to control their thought lives and roving eyes, Every Man's Battle shares the stories of dozens who have escaped the trap of sexual immorality and presents a practical, detailed plan for any man ...

Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, 2004

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

I guarantee that if you read the book, there'll undoubtedly be places where you'll cringe in recognition, and others where you'll tear up in empathy.” –San Francisco Chronicle “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother hit the parenting hot ...

Amy Chua, 2011

The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem

Beautiful Minds explains how and why apes and dolphins are so distantly related yet so cognitively alike and what this teaches us about another large-brained mammal: Homo sapiens.

John M. Coski, 2009

Every Young Man's Battle: Stategies for Victory in the Real ...

As a result, you’ll experience hope–real hope–for living a strong, pure life God’s way From the Trade Paperback edition.

Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, 2004

Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad

This unique account is their story, and the stories of the nearly two million men and women who lost their lives.

William Craig, 1973

Paintball and Airsoft Battle Tactics

The ultimate resource for paintball and Airsoft combat, this book covers every aspect of MilSim strategy and tactics--basic individual and leadership skills, team drills, and intermediate patrolling operations.

Christopher E. Larsen, 2008

The Icemark Chronicles #3: Last Battle of the Icemark

Allied with Cronus, the embodiment of all evil, Medea has raised an army of the undead to invade her family's kingdom.

Stuart Hill, 2011

The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle

J. Glenn Gray entered the army in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he achieved his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University.

Jesse Glenn Gray, 1958

Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control

Now in this expanded edition, Osha Gray Davidson shows how the NRA's extremism has cost the organization both political power and popular support.

Osha Gray Davidson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term battle is used in the context of the following news items.

Japan and America agree to put giant fighting robots into battle

The battle would pitch the 12,000 lbs (850-stone) MegaBots Mark II against Suidobashi's Kuratas, which weighs 9,000 lbs. Now, Suidobashi ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Fire missiles from Battle Creek? Stabenow, Upton tour site

BATTLE CREEK – Two members of Congress visited an empty field and empty hanger in Battle Creek and saw great things. Michigan ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»

The Next Big Airbnb Battle Just Started

As an anti–home sharing measure heads to the San Francisco ballot, a new, Airbnb-backed counter-group has already sprung up to fight it. «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»

Watch a Daughter Totally Crush Her Dad in an Epic Beatbox Battle

Nicole Paris and her father have something amazing in common. Both are incredibly talented beatboxers, able to spin complicated rhythms ... «TIME, Jul 15»

No end in sight to ISIS battle says Barack Obama as he refuses …

President Barack Obama reiterated today that the global battle to defeat ISIS, almost in its second year, will not be over any time soon and that ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Canada troops battle hundreds of wildfires

Canadian authorities are sending troops to help shore up firefighters' efforts to battle numerous wildfires in the country, after the blazes ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

Putting Confederate Flag in a Museum Is a Fight, Too

Still another, the now-controversial Southern Cross battle flag, was once owned by Tad Lincoln, a son of President Abraham Lincoln. It hangs in ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Watch Alison Brie Perform Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoop" on Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle returns this week after a month-long hiatus, and judging from Brie's killer performance of Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoop," the musical ... «E! Online, Jul 15»

Ashes 2015: Australia and England to do battle again at Sophia …

Sophia Gardens may not bring back the happiest of memories for Australia when the Welsh venue hosts the first Test of the 2015 Ashes series, ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Zabadani battle rages on

The battle underway in the Syrian city of Zabadani is not an ordinary one. Its repercussions upon Lebanon — as well as Syria, of course — are ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»