English | German | Russian | Czech
A1

battle English

Meaning battle meaning

What does battle mean?
Definitions in simple English

battle

A battle is when different groups or teams fight each other. A battle is a personal challenge or struggle. After a long battle with cancer, he finally returned to work.

battle

If teams or people battle, they fight. In World War II, Germany and England battled for control of Europe. Learning a new language is difficult, but if you keep battling, you will learn it. The Nutcracker and the toys came to life to battle the Mouse King and his army.

battle

(= engagement) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement (= struggle) an energetic attempt to achieve something getting through the crowd was a real struggle he fought a battle for recognition (= combat) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq We must combat the prejudices against other races they battled over the budget (= conflict) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph — -Thomas Paine police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs

Synonyms battle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as battle?

Topics battle topics

What do people use battle to talk about?

Conjugation battle conjugation

How do you conjugate battle?

battle · verb

Examples battle examples

How do I use battle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

They died in battle.
It's possible to win every battle, but still lose the war.
Many partisans died in that battle.
He died during the battle.
You lost the battle.
We won the battle.
We had the luck to win the battle.
It was the last battle that ended the war.
Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.
This battle left Napoleon master of Europe.
Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.
A fierce battle was fought by the soldiers.
Making a good start is half the battle.
The first blow is half the battle.
The battle was won at the price of many lives.
Many men were badly wounded in the battle.
They lost the battle.
The soldiers are ready for battle.
Napoleon's army lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
This is the place where the battle took place.
After the battle they delivered the town to the enemy.

Movie subtitles

Wouldn't this be a good chance to get battle data on the Lancelot?
Who is it that desires this battle?
Captured in battle at the age of 1 1, he was castrated and assigned as a servant to the man who would seize the Imperial throne as Yongle.
Time to battle darkness You're not my father!
I texted my friend the story of Joseph Smith's battle with diarrhea, and he said everyone in his village has read it.
We will have won our battle, and those dreadful weapons will only be a thing of the past.
In the name of Allah, the imans and the muezzins were going to promise Mahomet's paradise to the ones who would fall in battle.
Determined to put it to the test ere he went to battle.
I call it a shame, Lady Kriemhild that you let heroes, who could not be beaten in battle, perish in fire's fury!
Let the triple battle begin, King Gunther!
Who warrants me that in the heat of battle not a chance blade should pierce where the lime leaf fell?
Prepare for battle!
Battle of our troops with Germans near Ilov and Lovitsch, Poland.
With a rifle on their shoulders, 15 bullets in their pockets and - unremitting will in their hearts, our first volunteers went into battle.
Our troops just crushed the regular army of Abd el-Kader, who wanted to challenge us to a battle.
Abd el-Kader has lost the battle but not the war.
I thought the battle of the smalah would end the war, but Abd el-Kader would be on the run for another 4 years.
The emir fled to Morocco, where he was followed by Bugeaud who won the Battle of Isly.
You've already lost the battle.
He used up most of his power in yesterday's battle.
Now we can live our lives without going into battle.
I'm the one who forced all of you back into battle.
If there's a way to get through this without going into battle, then that's the path we should follow.
Lucy, what we want now is for us to explore how to resolve everything without going into battle.
My friends who were wounded and fell in battle. all the people that I've lost. there's no way I'll ever forget them!
They've recognized my accomplishments in the battle against the cyborgs, and I've been promoted to Director.
This is an all-or-nothing battle. By winning I gain the path towards becoming a government official. I lose everything.
The old mill is at the center of the battle.
But to be foremost in battle. is a virtue not to be despised.
Kay and me never battle though.
Over to the regimetnal battle HQ.
I'm fighting a losing battle.
You kids have no idea how to fight a battle.
We are ready for battle we are ready to stand against the enemy.
We must prepare for the battle in New York.
Now if you'll just pick up the little slips of paper which you have we shall all join in the battle cry.
Was I all right with the battle cry?
Sleep well so your loins may be girded for the battle.
Are your loins girded for the battle?
The old battle-axe.

News and current affairs

And this is why it doesn't matter whether the relevant events happened 60 years ago (as World War II), 90 years (as in the case of the Armenian genocide) or even 600 years (such as the battle of Kosovo in 1389).
The new battle of lifestyles has given rise to new enemies of open societies, such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
In challenging groups like Al Qaeda, they must understand that they are engaged in a war of ideas; winning the hearts - and the lifestyles - of societies is the only way to win that battle.
BERKELEY - On the back left corner of my desk right now are three recent books: Arthur Brooks' The Battle, Charles Murray's Coming Apart, and Nicholas Eberstadt's A Nation of Takers.
The battle lines in this struggle suggest that there is little accord among political elites for any spending, let alone for a long war with far-flung commitments.
That focus on the battle with the communists may allow other forces to sneak into the Duma by the back door.
No sooner was the controversy over the creation of a Human Rights Council satisfactorily resolved than a new battle has erupted.
Clearly, efforts to deepen North American political and economic integration will be an uphill battle.
PRAGUE: Rebellion by Czech TV journalists against a new director of the publicly-owned Czech TV marks the climax of a ten year battle between two concepts of democracy.
This is where the battle lines are now drawn, and where the future of the country will be decided.
BERLIN: Like old battle horses feeling young as the bugle sounds, Cold War strategists are feeling the adrenalin mount as missile defense becomes front page news.
And isn't that what the battle for democracy is all about?
The real battle, therefore, is between the Bersani and Berlusconi coalitions.
Gillo Pontecorvo's brilliant 1966 film The Battle of Algiers spelled out the dilemma for the occupying colonial power.
Without powerful innovations, sustaining productivity growth will be an uphill battle.
I believe, instead, that it is a false truce in what will become a pitched battle for the soul of American politics.
After all, it was fighters from Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanese proxy, who turned the tide of battle decisively against the opposition this past summer.
COPENHAGEN - Common sense was an early loser in the scorching battle over the reality of man-made global warming.
To battle inflation, however, they resorted to a trick.
Moreover, the Syrian civil war has become a proxy in an openly declared battle for regional hegemony between Iran on one side and Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and the US on the other.
In time, the US had to accept that each political contest or military battle lost was not a watershed as long as its core interests in Europe, the Far East, and Latin America were not threatened.

Are you looking for...?