battle
/ˈbætl̩/ verb C1- To join in battle; to contend in fight · Scientists always battle over theories.· She has been battling against cancer for years.
- To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with. · She has been battling cancer for years.
He/she/it battles · Past battled · Past participle battled · -ing form battling
Verb forms
- Base form
- battle
- He/she/it
- battles
- Past
- battled
- Past participle
- battled
- -ing form
- battling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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When the battle was at its height, a Sprat lifted its head out of the waves and said that he would reconcile their differences if they would accept him as an umpire.
One of the Dolphins replied, “We would far rather be destroyed in our battle with each other than admit any interference from you in our affairs.”
They therefore chose as leaders Mice that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel, as well as those most noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed into troops, regiments, and battalions.
Scarcely had the battle begun, when a great rout overwhelmed the Mice, who scampered off as fast as they could to their holes.
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